Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 52229 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in making cash loans or extending credit through credit instruments (except credit cards and sales finance agreements).
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Illustrative examples
- Consumer finance companies (i.e., unsecured cash loans)
- Mortgage companies
- International trade financing
- Secondary market financing
Which code does this activity belong in?
Code 52229 covers establishments that extend credit through cash loans or credit instruments when those loans are not issued as credit cards or structured as sales financing agreements. Consumer finance companies offering unsecured personal loans, mortgage companies, and firms providing international trade financing fall within this code. Establishments issuing credit cards belong to Credit Card Issuing, while those financing purchases through installment sales agreements tied to specific goods belong to Sales Financing.