Economics and Finance

From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the resources on this page provide data and resources on banks, branches, and the industry overall. Resources include BankFind Suite (search institutions by name or location) as well as historical bank data, bank failures & assistance data, financial reports, peer comparisons, and API data tools.

Information on their mission, responsibilities, policies, strategies, and oversight, including Financial Market Insfrastructures Supervision.

Includes research papers, studies and reports "on topics important to the FDIC's mission including deposit insurance, bank supervision, making large and complex financial institutions resolvable, and resolution of failed financial institutions."

"The Financial Stability Review provides an overview of potential risks to financial stability in the euro area. It aims to promote awareness in the financial industry and among the public of euro area financial stability issues. It is published twice a year."

"The Federal Reserve monitors risks to the financial system and works, usually with agencies at home and abroad, to help ensure the system supports a healthy economy for U.S. households, communities, and businesses."

In contrast to the IMF's Global Financial Stability Report, these notes "are short, topical, analytical notes written by staff in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department, analyzing recent developments in the financial and monetary sectors and assessing their macro-financial stability implications. The views expressed in these notes are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the IMF, its Management or its Executive Board."

Published by the International Monetary Fund, "[t]he Global Financial Stability Report provides an assessment of the global financial system and markets, and addresses emerging market financing in a global context."

Weiss rates a variety of financial services, products, and institutions, including banks and credit unions. Their bank safety ratings are "based on a complex analysis of hundreds of factors that are synthesized into five indexes: capitalization, asset quality, profitability, liquidity and stability." Review the rating definitions.

Maintained by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), this database provides CRA (Community Reinvestment Act) ratings for financial institutions supervised by specific federal agencies (the Fed, FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Office of Thrift Supervision). Search by bank name, location, or rating.

Directory of state bank agencies.