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REGULATORS
Board Of Governors
of The Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the united states.
It was founded by Congress in1913 to provide the nation with a safer,
more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. Today,
the Federal Reserve's duties fall into four general areas:
(1) conducting the nation's monetary policy by influencing the money
and credit conditions in the economy in pursuit of full employment and
stable prices;
(2) supervising and regulating banking institutions to ensure the safety
and soundness of the nation's banking and financial system and to protect
the credit rights of consumers (Federal Reserve regulations);
(3) maintaining the stability of the financial system and containing
systemic risk that may arise in financial markets; and
(4) providing certain financial services to the United States government,
to the public, to financial institutions, and to foreign official institutions,
including playing a major role in operating the nation's payments system.
[http://www.bog.frb.fed.us]
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)
Provides information of interest to the banking industry, statistical
information about banks and banking, laws and regulations applicable
to financial institutions. Also provides information relating to savings
and loan associations and savings banks. [http.fdic.gov]
Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council (FFIEC)
A formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles,
standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial
institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union
Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the
Office of Thrift Supervision, and to make recommendations to promote
uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions. [http://www.ffiec.gov]
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA)
An independent federal agency that supervises federal credit union and
insures all credit unions. Provides a variety of information about credit
unions. [http://www.ncua.gov]
National
Information Center of Banking Information
The National Information Center (NIC) provides comprehensive information
on banks and other institutions for which the Federal Reserve has a
supervisory, regulatory, or research interest including both domestic
and foreign banking organizations operating in the United States. The
NIC includes the organizational structure of financial institutions
and financial information for some of those institutions. Historical
information is available on the structure of all the institutions.
Financial information is available for selected time periods.
[http://www.ffiec.gov/nicpubweb/nicweb/nichome.aspx]
Office Of The Comptroller
Of The Currency (OCC)
An independent bureau of the treasury department that regulates
national banks. This site provides varied information about the
banking industry in general. [http://www.occ.treas.gov]
Office Of Thrift
Supervision (OTS)
The primary regulator of all federal thrift institutions. Also supervises,
in conjunction with the Division of Banking in Florida, the state-chartered
thrift institutions. This site provides access to information on the
agency's programs and activities. [http://www.ots.treas.gov]
State Bank Supervisors Web Sites
Links to web sites of state banking regulators.
[ http://www.csbs.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=State_Banking_Departments&Template=/CustomSource/Directory/State_Department.cfm]
TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS
American Bankers Association
(ABA)
A national banking trade association based in Washington, D.C. This
site provides information about the ABA, its subsidiaries and affiliates,
as well as items of interest to consumers. [http://www.aba.com]
Conference Of State Bank
Supervisors (CSBS)
A national organization dedicated to enhancing the value of the state
charter and strengthening the dual banking system. Founded in 1902,
CSBS is the premier resource for state banking and the major champion
of the American dual banking system. [http://www.csbs.org]
CUNA & Affiliates
CUNA, based in Washington, D.C., and Madison, Wisconsin, is a national
trade association serving America's credit unions. This not-for-profit
trade group is governed by volunteer directors who are elected by their
credit union peers. In partnership with state credit union leagues,
CUNA provides many services to credit unions, including representation,
information, public relations, continuing professional education, and
business development. [http://www.cuna.org]
Florida Bankers
Association
A trade organization representing all national and state chartered banks
in Florida. [http://www.floridabankers.com]
League of Southeastern Credit Unions
A statewide trade association offering information and services related
to Florida's credit unions, their members, and the public in general.
[http://www.fcul.com]
The Florida International
Bankers Association (FIBA)
A nonprofit organization that represents international and foreign banks
from different countries as well as other entities whose activities
are closely related to international banking. Its purpose is to promote
international banking and commerce in Florida, and to actively develop
trade and finance. [http://www.fiba.net]
Independent Community Bankers
Of America
Represents independent community banks. Is committed to giving
consumers a choice in their financial services provider. [http://www.icba.org/]
National Association
Of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS)
A pro-active organization dedicated exclusively to influencing issues
which adversely impact state chartered credit unions and their supervisors.
[http://www.nascus.org]
OTHER FINANCIAL WEBSITES
Bank Rate Monitor
A source for consumer bank rates and personal finance. Provides more
than 1,600 pages of free, timely rates for mortgages, home equity loans,
savings, credit cards and checking accounts. Tracks ATM fees and online
banking fees. The database is updated Monday through Friday nights.
[http://www.bankrate.com]
Bank
Web Sites
This comprehensive listing will help you locate U.S. and foreign banks
on the World Wide Web. [http://www.aaadir.com/world.jsp]
Bureau of Economics
and Business Research (BEBR)
A source of data and analysis for Florida. Information about economic,
demographic and business trends in both the public and private sectors
of Florida and the nation. [http://www.bebr.ufl.edu/]
Central Banks
Links to the web sites of central banks in other countries. [http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm]
Credit Union Web Sites
Links to web sites of credit unions. [http://www.creditunionsonline.com/search_usa.php]
Currency
Converter
View exchange rates among 164 currencies for any day since January 1,
1990. updated daily at 8:00 p.m. est. [http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic]
Federal Reserve Consumer Help
Help for consumers who experience a problem with a bank or other
financial institution is just a click, or a phone call, away.
Federal Reserve Consumer Help is a new centralized resource that
consolidates and streamlines the Federal Reserve’s consumer
complaint and inquiry program. Helpful customer service
professionals are available to answer questions and assist with a
wide range of issues relating to financial products and services and
consumer protection laws. [http://www.federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov/]
Florida
Law Online
Search engine for statutes, state legislation, case law, court rules,
administrative rules, etc. [http://www.floridalawonline.net/]
Florida Newspapers
Addresses and web sites for Florida newspapers. [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/fgils/flnews2.html]
Help with National Banks
Targeted to national bank customers, the
site answers many questions common to all banking consumers and
provides useful information about contacting regulators of
institutions other than national banks. Additionally, it provides
instructions on how to file a complaint against a national bank. [www.helpwithmybank.com]
MyFlorida.com
This link has helpful information regarding the State of Florida
[http://www.myflorida.com/]
Major Banking Laws
The
most important laws that have affected the banking industry in
the United States [Information found at www.americanbanker.com]
National Conference of
State Legislatures
The electronic network for state legislatures. [http://www.ncsl.org]
State Telephone Directory [http://411.myflorida.com/411/www_tel.public_411]
Statutory Interest Rates
Official web page for the Florida Chief Financial Officer [http://www.fldfs.com/aadir/interest.htm]
United States Congress
Send e-mail to your congressman or senator and obtain other useful information.
[http://thomas.loc.gov/home/legbranch/legbranch.html]
United States Code Links to the laws of the U.S. [http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/]
Web Sites of the Fifty States
Links to web sites of the fifty states as well as U.S. territories.
[http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html]
Who can I contact for help on....? This link
can direct you to the appropriate state agency to assist you with
your complaint or informational inquiry. [http://csapp.800helpfla.com/CSPublicApp/AZGuide/AZGuideSearch.aspx]
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