banking company vs depository financial institution

banking company and depository financial institution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
banking company	Yes	No	No	No
depository financial institution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, banking company and depository financial institution are synonyms defined as:

banking company and depository financial institution: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

Other synonyms of banking company include bank, banking concern.

banking company (noun)	depository financial institution (noun)
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities	a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities