Savings and loan association
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A savings and loan association, or thrift institution, is a financial institution that specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgage and other loans. While the terms "S&L" and "thrift"
Detroit Federal Savings and Loan Association Building, Detroit, Michigan
PSFS Building, Walnut and Seventh Streets, Philadelphia.
It's a Wonderful Life
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It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift", self-published by Philip Van
Savings and loan association
…passbook savings accounts and term certificates of deposit. The savings and loan associations of this era were famously portrayed in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. The earliest mortgages were not offered by banks, but by insurance companies, and they differed greatly from the mortgage or home loan that is familiar…
Theatrical release poster
Director Frank Capra
George Bailey (James Stewart), Mary Bailey (Donna Reed), and their youngest daughter Zuzu (Karolyn Grimes)
James Stewart and Gloria Grahame as George Bailey and Violet Bick