This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in facilitating credit intermediation (except mortgage and loan brokerage; and financial transactions processing, reserve, and clearinghouse activities). Illustrative Examples: Check cashing services Money order issuance services Loan servicing Travelers' check issuance services Money transmission services Payday lending services
Arranging loans for others on a commission or fee basis--are classified in Industry 522310, Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers; Financial transactions processing, reserve, and clearinghouse activities (except commodity or securities exchange services)--are classified in Industry 522320, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities; Furnishing physical or electronic marketplaces for the purpose of facilitating the buying and selling of securities and commodities--are classified in Industry 523210, Securities and Commodity Exchanges; Operating commodity or securities exchange clearinghouses--are classified in U.S. Industry 523999, Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities; Foreign currency exchange dealing and brokering--are classified in Industry 523160, Commodity Contracts Intermediation; Providing escrow services (except real estate)--are classified in U.S. Industry 523991, Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities; and Operating pawnshops--are classified in U.S. Industry 522299, International, Secondary Market, and All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation.