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.
These include: 1  depository institutions (for example, banks and credit unions) 2  securities and futures dealers (for example, stock brokers and mutual fund brokers) 3  money services businesses (for example, check cashing services, currency exchange bureaus, and money order providers) 4  casinos and card clubs.