Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'savings loan holding company'?

A. functional entity that provides a central point for depositing financial instruments ('securities'), for example, bonds and shares
B. financial service provider that is headquartered outside the United States and that can acquire or establish freestanding banks or bank holding companies in the United States
C. company that directly or indirectly controls a savings association or related holding company, and explicitly excludes any company that is also a bank holding company
D. financial service provider that is incorporated and domiciled in the United States

Answer: company that directly or indirectly controls a savings association or related holding company, and explicitly excludes any company that is also a bank holding company