building and loan association
Example Sentences
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When Marshall Black, a Republican state senator, was recalled in 1912 by Santa Clara voters, he had been convicted of stealing $124,000 from the building and loan association where he once worked.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2021
Then, to help his members save money to buy homes, he started a laborers building and loan association.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2020
It’s bound to take a little time to settle up the affairs of that building and loan association.
From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.
A building and loan association is organized by a group of persons in a neighborhood, uniting to form a corporation under the laws of the state, every member to subscribe for one or more shares.
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert
Some years ago there was a building and loan association started here in Angels, the ostensible object being to help the railroad men to own their homes.
From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Lynde, Francis
