thrift institution
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
12 U.S.C. § 1841 — for purposes of this chapter (4 versions over time)
For purposes of this chapter, the term “thrift institution” means—
(1) any domestic building and loan or savings and loan association;
(2) any cooperative bank without capital stock organized and operated for mutual purposes and without profit;
(3) any Federal savings bank; and
(4) any State-chartered savings bank the holding company of which is registered pursuant to section 1730a 1 of this title.