For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BANKING SERVICE PROVIDER.
Any of a group of banks or non-bank commercial entities, which, independently or in alliance with a Depository Financial Institution, provide intermediary, complementary, or end-to-end financial and informational services, technical consulting or specialized banking products.
DEPOSITORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
Any of a group that includes commercial banks, savings banks, savings & loan associations and credit unions which conduct business by accepting public deposits which are insured by the federal government against loss and channeling their depositor's monies into lending activities.
RATING CATEGORY.
A generic securities rating category of any nationally recognized rating agency without regard, in the case of a long-term rating category, to any refinement or gradation of such long-term rating category by a numerical modifier or otherwise.
('74 Code, § 4-5-8 (part)) (Ord. 73-1975; Am. Ord. 44-1986; Am. Ord. 29-1992; Am. Ord. 7-2001; Am. Ord. 2020-001)