wildcat banking

noun

The issuance of paper currency in the United States by poorly capitalized state-chartered banks.

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Meanings

nounwildcat banking (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablebankingThe issuance of paper currency in the United States by poorly capitalized state-chartered banks.
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APA

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Chicago

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