Business - Banks and Banking
Currency
- American Currency Exhibit
From the Federal Reserve Board of San Franciso "images of U.S. currency in historical context."
- World Currency Gallery
Pictorical, historical and informational tour of currency from all over the world.
- World of Money
From the British Museum an interactive look at the history of money, its production and role in society.
General
- American Banker
Bank statistics such as ranking of top 100 banks in the U.S. by assets and top banks in each state ranked by assets and deposits. Basic source of information for banking industry.
- American Banker's Association
The American Banker's Association has been the premiere voice of the American Banking Industry for nearly 120 years. The site contains sections on products and services, conferences, news, industry issues, schools, consumer connections, personal finance, and sites they deem useful.
- Bank Rate Monitor
Comprehensive rate information for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, savings, home equity, internet banking, Y2K, etc., as well as "how to" information on topics such as calculating your payment, or checking your bank. Also included are Special Reports, rates from 4,000 institutions, news, and basic information on banking for consumers.
- Bank Technology News
Information on various aspects of technology as relates to banks and banking.
- BanxQuote
Source of updated rates and quotes from leading financial service providers in each market.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Official documents from the FDIC including current CRA information, laws and regulations applicable to financial institutions, consumer news, and a statistical database on banks and the banking industry.
- Historical Statistics on Banking
- Financial Markets Center
"The Financial Markets Center is an independent, nonprofit institute that provides research and education resources" to those "interested in the Federal Reserve System and financial markets."
- House Committee on Financial Services
Banking and financial services bills, summaries, hearing transcripts, markups, meetings, press releases, rules and comprehensive full text reports are all available here.
- Money 101 Glossary
Over 2,500 definitions of financial terms. Must scroll by the first letter of the word.
- Qualisteam.com
This "easy access to essentials" links to over 4,500 sites related to banking and finance.
- U.S. Banking in the Last Fifty Years: Growth and Adaptation
A working paper authored by a professor at the Social Systems Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin offers a broad overview of the last fifty years in the commercial banking sector. The paper is chronological from the conclusion of World War II and provides some comparative insights between the banking situation of the 1920s in the United States with those of the past ten years.
- U.S. Banks on the Internet
From the Community Banker provides links to banks with an Internet web site and bank regulatory agencies.
Federal Reserve System
- Beige Book
FRB's summary of commentary on current economic conditions in the U.S.; 8 times per year; 1996 to date.
- Fed in Print
Index and abstracts for Federal Reserve System economic research documents; links to full text if available, searchable by word or phrase.
- Fed 101 : The Federal Reserve System
From the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City an overview of the federal reserve system, covering History, Structure, Monetary Policy, Banking Supervision and Financial Services. Each section has a quiz and a list of related links.
- Board of Governors
General information, press releases, testimony and speeches, monetary policy, banking system, regulations and supervision, consumer information, research and data, community affairs, and other information related to the central bank of the United States.
- National Information Center
Comprehensive information on banks and other institutions for which the Federal Reserve has supervisory, regulatory or research interest.
International Information
- AAAdir
Directory of world banks, credit unions and financial information that is available on the web. Searchable directory of banks around the world with links.
- Bank for International Settlements
Publications and statistics on international banking, plus links to central banks.
- Banking on the WWW
An extensive website produced by the Institute of Finance and Banking at the University of Gottingen, Germany. Sections include Banks of the World, Supervising and Deposit Insurance, Academic Research on Banking, Banking and Finance in Electronic Media, Law and Banking, and miscellaneous links to other banking related websites.
- Central Banks Online
Comprehensive site from the Center for the Study of Central Banks, New York University School of Law.
- Euro Homepage
Site covers the European Monetary Union from 1999 to date with news and editorials (daily) and analysis and Euro-related documents (recent articles and reports.) Links to sites on the Euro Economic Policy are accessible by subject or by author. Archives go back to September 1999. From Giancarlo Corsetti, University of Rome (visiting professor at Yale University).
- International Monetary Fund
Texts of all their complementary publications, as well as news releases, country publications, fund rates, standards and codes and a "what's new" column.
- Off Shore Bank List
- Off Shore Banks Directory
- World Bank
This website allows access to the organizations publications, news and speeches, development economics, information, global bond information, world development marketplace, regions and countries, and operations and policies, as well as other resources related to the World Bank.
- Yahoo Banks and Banking
Includes links to central banks, credit unions, development banks, directories, Internet banks, and Islamic banks.
Content maintained by Susan Jackson, Business Librarian
