Ka-Neng Au Business Librarian au@newark.rutgers.edu and Ryan Womack Economics librarian 20 May 2009

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Business:
Banks and Financial Services

Regulatory Institutions & Central Banks Multilateral Development Banks Banks & Credit Unions Insurance Companies & Agencies

Other Financial Institutions and Services Professional Associations and Careers Information Servers Other Resources

A. Regulatory Institutions & Central Banks

• Bank for International Settlements (BIS) including a directory of Central Bank Websites
• Bureau of the Public Debt includes results of recent US bond auctions
• Central Bank Annual Reports (World Bank-IMF library)
• Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) interstate banking regulation and links to all state banking regulators
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) current & historical statistics on US banks
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Regional Economic Conditions
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Statistics on Depository Institutions
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council includes Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data
• Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) includes surveys of interest rates, loan terms, and house prices
• Federal Reserve Banks (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis, San Francisco)
• Federal Reserve Beige Book summaries by Federal Reserve Districts of regional economic conditions
• Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• Federal Reserve Economic Data: FRED downloadable historical data. Now includes ALFRED vintage (uncorrected) archival data
• Federal Reserve Statistical Releases
• Financial Management Service (FMS) includes Treasury Bulletin
• FinCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
• Government Accountability Office formerly the General Accounting Office (GAO)
• National Credit Union Administration information on credit unions
• National Information Center (NIC) comprehensive information on banks regulated by the Federal Reserve, including rankings
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) information on national banks and US branches of foreign banks
• Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) information on thrifts and savings & loans

B. Multilateral Development Banks

• International Monetary Fund
• World Bank Group, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Regional Development Banks

• African Development Bank
• Asian Development Bank
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Inter-American Development Bank

Sub-Regional Banks

• Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDD)
• Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF)
• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
• Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)
• East African Development Bank (EADB)
• West African Development Bank (BOAD)

Multilateral Financial Institutions

• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
• Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
• OPEC Fund for International Development

C. Banks & Credit Unions

I. United States

a. Commercial Banks

• Banks in United States (Qualisteam)
• BankSITE U.S.A. Directory
• New Jersey Financial Institutions (NJ Dept of Banking and Insurance)
• There is one major print directory of banking institutions in the U.S.: Thomson North American Financial Institutions Directory (DANA, KILMER REF HG 1601 .R186)
• Savings and loan institutions (S&Ls) can be found in the Thomson Savings Directory. (DANA REF HG 2010. U18)
• Uniform Bank Performance Reports filed with the FDIC.

b. Credit Unions

• You can consult the Credit Union Directory compiled annually by the National Credit Union Administration (formerly Directory of Federally Insured Credit Unions DANA REF HG 2037 .C64 as well as US DOCS NCU 1.16:)
• Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors
• American Credit Union Mortgage Association
• Callahan's Credit Union Report
• California Credit Union League
• Credit Union Directory (registration required)
• Credit Union Executives Society
• Credit Union Journal
• Credit Union National Association
• Credit Union Service Center
• Information Technologies Credit Union Association
• LICU+ formerly known as the League of IBM Employees Credit Unions
• National Association of Credit Union Chairmen
• National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations
• National Association of Credit Union Supervisory & Auditing Committees
• National Association of Federal Credit Unions
• National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors
• National Council of Postal Credit Unions
• National Credit Union Administration
• New Jersey Credit Union League
• Western Corporate Federal Credit Union
• World Council of Credit Unions

c. Investment Banks

• Investment Banks (Yahoo)
• See the Corporate Finance Sourcebook (CAMDEN, DANA REF HG 4057 .A1565; KILMER Business Counter 1) for more investment banks.

II. Canada

• Banks (Yahoo Canada)
• Banks in Canada (Qualisteam)
• Credit Unions (Yahoo Canada)

III. Rest of the World

• Banks in Africa (Qualisteam)
• Banks in Asia (Qualisteam)
• Banks in Australia & New Zealand (Qualisteam)
• Banks in Europe (Qualisteam)
• Banks in Latin America & the Caribbean (Qualisteam)
• Reserve-bank.com directory of central banks and commercial banks worldwide
• Union of Arab Banks

• You can also consult Thomson World Bank Directory. (CAMDEN REF HG 1536.P6, KILMER Business Counter 1)

D. Insurance Companies & Agencies

I. United States

• Insurance Companies (Insurance Information Exchange)

II. Canada

• Insurance Canada Directory (Répertoire Insurance Canada)
• Insurance (Yahoo Canada)

III. Rest of the World

• Insurance Companies (Yahoo)

IV. Other Insurance-related Resources

• American Risk and Insurance Association
• Insurance Industry Guide (About.com)
• Insurance Information Institute
• Michael Cullick's Property & Casualty Insurance links
• Insure.com (formerly Quotesmith - insurance price comparison service)
• For summaries of the financial condition of insurance companies, see:
  • Best's Insurance Report: life-Health (CAMDEN, DANA, KILMER REF HG 8943 .B3)
  • Best's Insurance Report: Property-Casualty (CAMDEN, DANA, KILMER REF HG 9655 .B5)

E. Other Financial Institutions and Services

I. Hedge Funds

• Hedge Fund Research basic indices and returns are free
• Hedge Fund Research Guide from Harvard Business School's Baker Library
• Magnum Group of Hedge Funds indices and articles, free with registration
• Hedging Your Bets: A Heads Up on Hedge Funds and Funds of Hedge Funds - advice from the SEC on hedge fund investing

II. Electronic Money

• Bank Identification Code Directory from SWIFT, database of Bank Identifier Codes
• Payment Mechanisms Designed for the Internet (Michael Peirce)
• Privacy/Online Commerce - Digital Money & Transactions (Electronic Freedom Frontier)
• Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

III. Investment Advisors

• Investment Services (Yahoo)

IV. Mortgage Companies

• Fannie Mae (formerly the Federal National Mortgage Association)
• Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) includes the Primary Mortgage Market Survey
• Ginnie Mae (Government National Mortgage Association)
• HomePath Fannie Mae's home financing information center
• Interest.com mortgage interest rate information
• Lender Showcase (HSH Associates)
• Loan Page

V. Venture Capital Firms

• Database of Venture Capital Firms
• Venture Capital (Yahoo)
• The most comprehensive directory of venture capital firms is Pratt's Guide to Private Equity Sources (formerly Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources) (DANA REF HG 65 .G86; KILMER REF HG 65 .G83)

VI. Credit Cards & Credit Reporting Agencies

• AnnualCreditReport.com any consumer can request one free annual credit report from each of the major credit agencies via this site.
• CardWeb.com calls itself the "global payment card information network," with news, company directories, and industry statistics.
• Equifax
• Experian (formerly TRW)
• MyFico a fee-based service for credit reporting, including the calculation of the FICO score.
• TransUnion

VII. Other Financial Services

• National Automated Clearing House Association
• For a comprehensive list of companies that supply retail banks, refer to The Retail Banking Sourcebook (DANA REF HG1710.5.R48)

F. Professional Associations & Careers

I. Professional Associations

• Academy of Financial Services
• American Academy of Financial Management and Analysts
• American Bankers Association (ABA) and ABA Marketing Network
• American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
• Bachelier Finance Society
• Bank Administration Insitute (BAI)
• British Bankers Association includes information on the British banking system
• CFA Institute
• Finance Professor Directory (at Ohio State University)
• Financial Economists Roundtable
• Financial Executives International
• Financial Management Association
• Financial Planning Association
• Financial Services Roundtable
• FINRA, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly NASD)
• Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
• Hedge Fund Association
• Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)
• Institute of Finance Case Research
• International Association of Financial Engineers
• International Directory of Finance and Economics Professionals
• Midwest Finance Association
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• Society for Financial Studies
• Southern Finance Association
• Western Finance Association
• Women in Banking and Finance

II. Careers

• Careers in Finance
• The Occupational Outlook Handbook has sections on
  • ...Accountants and Auditors
  • ...Budget Analysts
  • ...Financial Managers
  • ...Loan Officers and Counselors
  • ...Insurance Underwriters

G. Information Servers for Banking & Finance

• BankersOnline
• BondsOnline
• Consumer Financial Services (Yahoo)
• Corporate Governance
• Encyclopedia about Corporate Governance
• Financial Markets Center independent, nonprofit institute that provides resources to those interested in the Federal Reserve System and financial markets
• Journal of Finance Site list
• Project Finance Portal (Harvard Business School) links to all aspects of project finance
• Virtual Finance library

H. Other Banking & Finance Resources

• American Currency Exhibit images and history of US currency (Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco)
• Banknotes.com view samples of currency from around the world
• bankrate.com Interest rates for credit cards, mortgages, loans, and more
• Currency Converter (Oanda) Foreign exchange rates, including historical rates
• Fed in Print: An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research
• Financial Services Technology Consortium
• How to Read the Wall Street Journal
• Knowledge at Wharton summarizes Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) research
• Museum of American Finance with online exhibits
• Socially Responsible Investing Basics for Individuals (Social Investment Forum)
• Risk Institute - the International Financial Risk Institute (IFRI)
• Virtual library on Microcredit

• You can also refer to Mergent Online (formerly FIS Online) the online equivalent to the Mergent/Moody's Bank & Finance Manual (DANA Business Reference; CAMDEN, KILMER REF HG 4961 .M71), which profiles major banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions. (Rutgers-restricted Access)