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wildcat bank
noun
- a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wildcat bank1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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This behavior is clearly that of a “wildcat bank,” a 1800s fraudulent banking style that has long been illegal.
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Well, I can't go back to him and resume, no more'n a wildcat bank.
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