wildcat bank
noun
a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.
Origin of wildcat bank
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Words nearby wildcat bank
wild-card,
wild-eyed,
wild-goose chase,
wild-headed,
wildcat,
wildcat bank,
wildcat strike,
wildcatter,
wilde,
wilde, oscar,
wildean