There have been a number of fatal dam breaks in the United Statest. 1977: The Kelly Barnes Dam, an old earthen dam in Georgia, gave way in the middle of the night. Internal erosion probably caused the failure. Thirty-nine people were killed at a small bible college below the dam.
The types of financial institutions include commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, brokerages, investment firms, management investment companies and non-bank financial institutions including credit unions, payday lenders and savings and loans institutions.
Nonbank Financial Institutions The following institutions are not technically banks but provide some of the same services as banks. Savings and Loans. Savings and loan associations, also known as S&Ls or thrifts, resemble banks in many respects. Most consumers don't know the differences between commercial banks and S&Ls. By law, savings and loan companies must have 65% or more of their lending in residential mortgages, though other types of lending is allowed.