independent bank

independent bank definition - finance
A locally owned and operated commercial bank. It derives its funds from, and it lends money to, the community where it operates, and it is not affiliated with a multibank holding company. Also called community bank.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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