savings and loan

English Thesaurus

1. a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages (noun.group)

hypernym	:	thrift institution,
definition	:	a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying (noun.group)

hyponym	:	building society,
definition	:	British equivalent of United States savings and loan association (noun.group)