Internet Resources for Banking Law Research
- U.S. Banking Law Sites
- U.S. Banking Association Links
- Intergovernmental Banking Organizations
- Foreign Central Banks
- General Banking Law & Information Sites
- Commerce & Trade Sites
U.S. Banking Law Sites
- House Committee on Financial Services: Text and status of bills, hearing testimony, reports, press releases, and information about committee members.
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs: Committee membership information, hearing schedules and the testimony, subcommittee information and press releases.
Executive Branch: Federal Agencies which Regulate the Banking Industry
- Department of the Treasury: Office web site includes Treasury Bulletin (1996-present) and other publications in full-text, forms, and frequently asked questions about the department and US currency.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Federal Financial Institutions Examining Council
- Federal Housing Finance Board: An independent agency which regulates the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks. The site provides detailed surveys of interest rates, loan terms and house prices by loan type and by lender type.
- National Credit Union Administration
- National Information Center: Search for banks in the US, or foreign banks operating in the US, over which the Federal Reserve has supervisory, regulatory or research interest. Quarterly financial statements for the covered institutions are available.
- Office of Foreign Assets Control: A division of the US Treasury , the Office administers economic and trade sanctions against foreign individuals, countries, or organizations as a result of terrorism or narcotics trafficking. The agency periodically posts documents identifying the sanctioned parties and the terms of the sanctions at the site. Includes foreign asset control regulations available in full-text.
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- Office of Thrift Supervision
Find publications such as press releases, journals, and working papers, annual report, conference and symposia proceedings. Data such as regional economic indicators and manufacturing and agricultural surveys are available at most Regional Federal Reserve Bank web sites.
- Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
- Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
US Banking Association Links
- American Bankers Association: News, select articles from ABA Banking Journal, links to affiliated organizations and sites of interest, and services for members such as job announcements, calendar of events and schedule of conferences and training sessions.
- Bank Marketing Association: Provides marketing assistance and education to its members. Affiliated with the American Bankers Association.
- Conference of State Bank Supervisors: Banking industry news with links to related primary and secondary source documents, such as pending legislation. Also includes a directory of members, information about publications and education programs offered.
- Independent Community Bankers of America: This association of independently owned and operated community banks' site features legislative and regulatory news and research conducted by the association.
- Mortgage Bankers Association: Information about the real estate finance market, financial news and surveys of members on issues such as mortgage delinquency rates and application rates.
Intergovernmental Organizations
- Bank for International Settlements: The BIS, created by the Hague Conference in January 1930, is owned and controlled by central banks. It provides a number of highly-specialized services to central banks and to the international financial system. Find BIS publications and research, economic statistics, and the full-text of selected international agreements.
- Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: Established in 1989 by the G-7, European Union and other states, this group works to combat international money laundering. Information on domestic money laundering legislation, reports from the Task Force and more included.
- International Monetary Fund: An extensive site which includes information about the organization, links to press releases staff papers, a searchable database of IMF publications, and statistics such as exchange rates.
- World Bank: Includes information about the organization and its current projects, full-text reports, working papers, newsletters, and other publications.
Foreign Central Banks
- The Center for the Study of Central Banks: From New York University's School of Law, the Center fosters interdisciplinary research into the nature and operation of central banks. In addition to full-text documents and a bibliography of publications, the site includes a list of links to central bank web sites.
- Foreign Central Banks: Links to hundreds of foreign central banks are maintained by the Center for Research on Employment and Economic Fluctuations at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
- European Union Central Bank Links: Metasite maintained by the European Central Bank.
- Central Bank Hub: The bank for international settlements provides links to central banks from Albania to Zimbabwe.
General Banking Law & Information Sites
- Banking Law: From Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute, this page includes links to federal banking statutes and regulations.
- IfBG Online: From Germany's University of Goettingen, find links to international and foreign bank resources on the Internet.
- National Information Center: This Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System site offers statistics about the US banking industry, provides a searchable database of US and foreign banks, and includes bank acquisitions information.
- The Language of Money: An online glossary of banking terms.
- BankersOnline.com: Information about the United States banking industry. Includes the full-text of the Federal Reserve Banking regulations.
Commerce & Trade Sites
United States
- Foreign Trade Statistics from the US Census Bureau: Current and historic statistics about US imports and exports and reports on foreign trade information.
- International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce: Country Commercial Guides and trade information.
- Stat-USA: (see a reference librarian for password): Includes the National Trade Data Bank, market research reports, and US import and export statistics.
- Corporate Finance Network: Collection of links to foreign stock exchanges.
- U.N. Commission on International Trade Law: Commission agreements and abstracts of cases adjudicated by the Commission.
- U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: From Pace University School of Law, find CISG texts, search cases adjudicated under the agreements, and other materials.
- World Trade Organization: Pappas research guide to world trade research, including the WTO.
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Last updated: February 2008