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Associations

• ABA Section of Business Law: Banking Law
• American Financial Services Association Trade association for market funded providers of financial services to consumers and small businesses.
• Financial Institutions Insurance Association Trade association dedicated to professional marketing of insurance and annuities by the full spectrum of financial institutions.
• International Financial Services Association Organization dedicated to the international transactions processing areas of banks and other financial institutions.

Government Resources

• 1997 Economic Census Reports - Finance and Insurance Features finance and insurance sector data for the U.S., states, and metropolitan areas.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Deposit insurance, bank data, regulations, consumer affairs, FDIC buying and selling, and news.
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Promotes uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions.
• Federal Reserve Board Press releases, testimony, speeches, monetary policy, regulation and supervision information, research and data.
• Federal Reserve Board Beige Book Features anecdotal information on current economic conditions, including consumer spending, manufacturing, construction and real estate, banking and finance, labor markets, wages, and prices, and agriculture and natural resources.
• Industry at a Glance: Finance, Insurance and Real Estate From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• International Monetary Fund Features news releases, country information, statutes, decisions and more.
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) General information on credit unions, news, reference, and links.
• U.S. Department of the Treasury

Laws

• Banking, Credit Unions, Loans and Insurance From FedLaw. Features laws, regulations and other resources.
• Banks and Banking Codes U.S. Code, Title 31.
• Banks and Banking Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 12.
• Commodity and Securities Exchanges Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 17.
• FDIC Laws, Regulations and Related Acts From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Includes the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, FDIC rules and regulations, advisory opinions, FDIC General Counsel's opinions and more.
• Uniform Commercial Code From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School.

Web Sites

• Banking and Finance Publications From Baker & McKenzie.
• Compliance Headquarters Provides regulatory compliance information and solutions to the financial services industry.
• Corporate & Securities From Pillsbury Winthrop. Full text.
• Finance From Pillsbury Winthrop. Full text.
• RealCorporateLawyer.com
Features regulatory news, seminars and more.
• The Banking Channel Provides banking articles, news and resources.
• The Financial Services Regulatory Report [PDF] From Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw.
• Financing Projects With Synthetic Leases From McGuireWoods LLP.
• World Bank Policies, products and services of the World Bank Group.
• Yahoo! Finance - News By Industry Includes banking industry news.

Westlaw Databases

• ABA Bank Marketing (BANKMKT)
• ABA Banking Journal (ABABKJ)
• Administrative Materials Combined (FFIN-ADMIN)
• American Banker (AMBKR)
• American Banker Full Text (DIALOG) (ABF)
• Asset Securitization Report (ASSETSRE)
• ATM & Debit News (BKNETN)
• Bank Automation News (BKAUTO)
• Bank Loan Report (BKLOANR)
• Bank Management (BANKMGMT)
• Banker (BANKER)
• Banking Attorney (BANKATTY)
• Banking Information Source (DIALOG) (BANKINFO)
• BNA Banking Daily (BNA-BBD)
• BNA Finance and Banking Database (BNA-FIN)
• BNA International Business and Finance Daily (BNA-IBFD)
• Bond Buyer (BONDBYR)
• Bond Buyer Full Text (DIALOG) (BBFT)
• Bond Buyers Public Finance Watch (BBPFW)
• Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report (CONFLQR)
• EBRD Watch (EBRDW)
• Electronic Banking Law and Commerce Report (GLEBLCR)
• Emerging Markets News (LDCDR)
• Euromoney (EUROMONEY)
• Federal Cases (FFIN-CS)
• Federal Finance and Banking Administrative Materials (FFIN-ADMIN)
• Federal Materials Combined (FFIN-ALL)
• Federal Reserve Bank of New York Quarterly Review (FRBNYQREV)
• Federal Reserve Bulletin (FEDRSVBUL)
• Federal Statutes and Regulations Combined (FFIN-CODREG)
• Finance and Insurance Industry News (WNS-FI)
• Financial Executive (FINEXEC)
• Financial Modernization Report (CFOALERT)
• Financial Regulation Report (FINRR)
• Financial World (FW)
• Graham-Leach-Bliley Act Combined Materials (GLBA-ALL)
• Guarantor (GUARANTOR)
• High Yield Report (HIGHYRPT)
• International Bank Accountant (INTLBA)
• International Banking Regulator (INTLBR)
• Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (JMNYCRBK)
• Law Reviews, Texts and Bar Journals Combined (FIN-TP)
• Liquidation Alert (TFTLAL)
• Money Laundering Alert (MLAL)
• Mortgage Marketplace (MTGMKT)
• MuniWeek (MUNIWK)
• National Mortgage News (NATMTGN)
• National Mortgage News (NATMTGN)
• Offshore Outlook (Dow Jones) (OFFSHOREOL)
• Public Finance Quarterly (PUBFINQ)
• RTC Watch (RTCWATCH)
• Savings & Community Banker (SAVCOMBANK)
• Savings & Community Banker (SAVCOMBANK)
• Security Management (SECMGMT)
• State Cases (MFIN-CS)
• Thomson's International Banking Regulator (TIBKREG)
• Thrift Regulator (THFTRGTR)
• U.S. Code Annotated (FFIN-USCA)
• Washington Watch (WASHWTCH)
• Washington Watch (WASHWTCH)
• Washington Watch (WASHWTCH)