Research Guides: Financial Research: Banking

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CASSIDI-Banking Competitive Analysis
This source contains geographic and deposit information for all holding companies, banks, thrifts, and their branches. Researchers can view subsidiaries, and branches, operating markets, and history; Investigate a banking market, see its concentration and structure, and retrieve a map; And perform a what if analysis (mergers/acquisition).
FRED
This site from the Federal Reserve provides a variety of economic data. Look for categories on banking, such as commercial banking, conditions of banks, historic GDP and the consumer price index.
Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve studies and disseminates data on a variety of banking related topics, such as bank assets, liabilities and bank structure. Look here for monetary policy issued by the U.S. government.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The FDIC insures the deposits made at banks. Look here for provide data on failing banks, banking performance, and banking deposits.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The IMF is an international organization formed to work for "global growth and economic stability." Some of this comes in the form of monetary support and/or policy advice to developing countries and those facing economic difficulties.
For more in-depth data check out the IMF e-Library data.
World Bank Data
The World Bank is an international organization working towards "a world free of poverty." Look here for information on financial markets around the world.

The Changing Face of American Banking by Ranajoy Ray Chaudhuri
Publication Date: 2014-08-20
Ray Chaudhuri pinpoints the evolving nature of US commercial banks and banking regulations and explores their impact on the economy. Instead of just focusing on banks and regulations, this work considers the correlations and causality between banking performance and economic growth and productivity. It also brings the banking literature up to date with the 2008-2009 financial crisis and its aftermath, including the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and its effect on American banking.