Financial intermediary

Financial intermediary

A financial intermediary is an institution, firm or individual who mediates between two or more parties in a financial context. Typically the first party is a provider of a product or service and the second party is a consumer or customer.

In the U.S., a financial intermediary is typically an institution that facilitates the channelling of funds between lenders and borrowers indirectly. That is, savers (lenders) give funds to an intermediary institution (such as a bank), and that institution gives those funds to spenders (borrowers). This may be in the form of loans or mortgages. Alternatively, they may lend the money directly via the financial markets, which is known as financial disintermediation.

Types of financial intermediary

Financial intermediaries include:
* Banks
* Building societies
* Credit unions
* Financial advisers or brokers
* Insurance companies
* Collective investment schemes
* Pension funds


=See also=
* Debt
* Investment
* Saving

References


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