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Government Documents on Banking

Banking affects our lives when we write a check, make deposits or withdrawals from various accounts, learn of interest rate increases and decreases, and apply for a loan or mortgage. Government agencies produce a variety of publications dealing with banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions. Publications from government agencies dealing with banking are primarily located in the MGMT and HSSE Libraries. Subject headings you can use to search the Library Catalog for government information on banking include:

 Banks and Banking--Indiana
 Banks and Banking, International--Law and Legislation
 Banks and Banking--United States
 Credit Unions--United States
 Interstate Banking--Law and Legislation--United States
 Money Laundering
 Savings and Loan Associations--United States

The principal index for U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is available online from 1994-present. Another similiar index is the GPO Index located on the Purdue Libraries Indexes page covering from 1976-present. Other useful indexes to U.S. Government information include Lexis-Nexis Statistical www.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv and the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE ATTIC 328.73005 C76 covering congressional publications.  Additional indexes for historical research on banking include the CIS US Congressional Serial Set Index HSSE REF 328.73 C761c, CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990, CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996.

Legal and regulatory banking information resources include:

Slip Laws  HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110
U.S. Statutes at Large  HSSE REF 345.11 Un3
U.S. Code (Titles 12 & 31)  HSSE REF 345 Un3co
Code of Federal Regulations (Titles 12 & 31) HSSE REF 353.005 C64
Federal Register HSSE REF 353.005 Un34
Indiana Code (Title 28)  HSSE REF 348.772 In25c
Indiana Administrative Code (Title 750) HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i
Indiana Register HSSE REF 348.772025 In3

Selected executive branch and independent agency publications on banking include:

Census of Financial, Service, & Real Estate Industries MGMT REF C 3.291:
Federal Reserve Bulletin MGMT 332.16 Un3b
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act MGMT MF FR 1.63/
Regional Federal Reserve Bank Publications MGMT 330's
Annual Report National Credit Union Administration MGMT 334.2 Un35 &
MGMT MF NCU 1.9/3:
U.S. Government Annual Report MGMT T 1.1/3: &
MGMT MF T 63.101/2:
Quarterly Journal-Comptroller of the Currency MGMT MF T 12.18:
Annual Report-Director of the Mint MGMT MF T 28.1:
Treasury Bulletin MGMT 336.73 Un391 &
MGMT MF T 63.103/2:
Daily Treasury Statement MGMT MF T 63.113/2-2:
Monthly Treasury Statement MGMT 353.2 Un3 &
MGMT MF T 63.113/2:
Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Govt. MGMT MF T 63.113/3:

Congressional support agency and congressional publications on banking include:

Government Accountability Office Reports MGMT MF GA 1.13:
Annual Report Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. MGMT 332 F317 &
MGMT MF Y 3.F 31/8:1/
Historic Statistics on Banking MGMT Y 3.F 31/8:26/934-92
House Financial Services Committee - Reps. Julia Carson (D-IN & Joe Donnelly (D-IN) are members of this committee. See HSSE DOC Y 4.B 22/1: for this committee's hearings before 2001. HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49/20:
Compilation of Basic Banking Laws HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49/20:107-C
Senate Banking Committee - Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) is a member of this committee. HSSE DOC Y 4.B 22/3:
Joint Economic Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.EC 7:
Senate Finance Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49:
Congressional Budget Office HSSE DOC Y 10
Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)
Digital U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Purdue Users Only)

Indiana State Documents

Indiana Dept of Financial Institutions Annual Report MGMT 353.9772

Internet Sources

Increasing amounts of government information are available on the Internet. A locally accessible master index of government information resources can be found at GPO Access featuring the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and other congressional committee reports on legislation. This is an excellent source for current and recent legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources on banking.

Other federal Internet WWW sites from the executive branch and independent agencies with banking information include:

Bureau of the Public Debt
Census Bureau
Comptroller of the Currency
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Financial Management Service
National Credit Union Administration
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Office of International Affairs
Office of Thrift Supervision
STAT-USA

Indiana State Agencies

Dept. of Financial Institutions
Indiana Board for Depositories
Indiana Bond Bank
Indiana General Assembly-Provides access to the Indiana Code, Indiana Administrative Code, and Indiana Register as well as to General Assembly bills and committee reports.
Indiana State Auditor
Indiana State Treasurer


International Government Organizations

African Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
Bank for International Settlements
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
European Investment Bank
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
Inter-American Development Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Islamic Development Bank
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
World Bank

Foreign Central Banks & Oversight Committees

Australia Parliament House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance, & Public Administration
Australia (Reserve Bank)
Bank of Canada
Canada Parliament House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Canada Parliament Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade, & Commerce
Bank of England
United Kingdom Parliament House of Commons Treasury Committee
United Kingdom Parliament House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee
Bank of Jamaica
Bank of Japan
Bank of Slovenia
Brazil (Central Bank)
France (Banque de France)
Germany (Bundesbank)
South African Reserve Bank
Sweden (Riksbank)

Last update: March 10, 2008