Baloney Dollar
Former New York Governor Al Smith (1873-1944), in an open letter to the New York State Chamber of Commerce published in the December 1933 New Outlook, stated that President Franklin D.…
Ban Collie Day (bank holiday)
"Ban Collie Day" sounds a bit like "bank holiday." "Ban collie day weekend" was posted on the newsgroup uk.rec.sheds on April 12, 2001. "Yeah. In England you…
Banco Unpopular (Banco Popular nickname)
Banco Popular (or BPPR, for Banco Popular of Puerto Rico) opened a branch in the Bronx in 1961. The obvious Banco Popular nickname of "Banco Unpopular" has been cited in print since at…
Bang Point
A "bang point" is a point in time when the bond market believes that a country (such as the United States or Greece) can no longer pay its bills. A "bang point" is a sort of…
Bank Holiday
A "bank holiday" is a day when the bank is normally open (such as a weekday), but when it's closed instead. Bank holidays in the United States usually occur on federal holidays, such…
Bank of Amerika or Bank of Amerikkka (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). The nicknames "Bank of Amerika" (indicating a communist influence)…
Bank of Apartheid (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). Bank of America was nicknamed "Bank of Apartheid" since at least…
Bank of Assholes (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). Critics of Bank of America have given it the unflattering nickname of…
Bank of Crooks and Criminals International (Bank of Credit and Commerce International nickname)
The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was founded in 1972 and was raided by government authorities in July 1991. BCCI's world-famous nickname in 1991 was "Bank of Crooks…
Bank of Failmerica (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). The United States of America has been called "Failmerica" (fail +…
Bank of Japandemonium (Bank of Japan + pandemonium)
The term "Japandemonium" (Japan + pandemonium) had been used before, but the financial blog Testosterone Pit coined "Bank of Japandemonium" (Bank of Japan + pandemonium) on…
Bank of Mom and Dad
The "Bank of Mom and Dad" is a humorous expression for a parent lending (or giving) money to a child. The Bank of Mom and Dad is often a necessary place to go for a young person with no…
Bank Run (“run on the bank”)
A "bank run" is a "run on a/the bank," when panicked bank customers demand their money before a seeming bank collapse. Deposit insurance protections in the United States (put in…
Bank Speak
"Bank speak" is bank lingo that bankers understand, but many customers don't. "Bank speak" has been cited in print since at least 1983. "Bank speak" was…
Bank to the Stars (City National Bank nickname)
City National Bank was founded in 1954 and is based in Los Angeles, California. City National has been dubbed "bank to the stars" since at least 1990 because of its connections to the…
Bankageddon (bank + Armageddon)
A "bankageddon" (bank + Armageddon) occurs when banks are unstable; there are bank runs and subsequent bank holidays (closures). The term "Bankageddon" (capitalized) has been…
Bankenstein (bank + Frankenstein monster)
"Bankenstein" (bank + Frankenstein monster) can refer to a scary, Frankenstein monster-like bank -- or to a banker at such a bank. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus (1822) is a…
Bankercide (banker + homicide/suicide)
At least six suspicious deaths of bankers occurred in early 2014. It was unclear if the deaths were suicides or homicides, and it was also unclear if the deaths were connected to form a pattern --…
Bankerette (female banker)
"Bankerette" is an infrequent and usually jocular term for a female banker. The term "bankerette" has been cited in print since 1919. (Oxford English Dictionary)-ette,…
Bankers’ Hours
Traditionally, a bank's hours have been short, such as from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The hours have almost never extended to the late afternoon or early evening, or on the weekends. To work…