federal savings bank

Definitions of federal savings bank
  1. noun
    a federally chartered savings bank
    synonyms: FSB
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    type of:
    savings bank
    a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
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