Banking Information
 
  • Bank Rate Monitor.
    Consumer bank rates and information on mortgages, credit cards, home equity loans and lines, auto loans, personal loans and CDs, updated daily.

  • Banks of the World.
    An international directory of banks with linkage to each bank's home page.

  • Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act.
    This act is a federal law designed to enable banks to handle more checks electronically. Its effective date is October 28, 2004. This site provides the text of the legislation.

  • Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act -- Questions and Answers.
    Check 21 is sweeping new federal legislation that takes away your ability to get back your original paper checks. This site, from Consumers Union, details the main effects of Check 21 and gives warnings of why not to sign up for voluntary check truncation.

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  • EURO - One Currency for Europe.
    From the European Commission, this site has timetables, conversion rates, press releases, and other official information about Europe's transition to a single currency.

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
    The FDIC is the independent deposit insurance agency created by Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's banking system. This site includes the FDIC "Institution Directory," a searchable database with demographic data and financial profiles of each FDIC-insured depository institution. Search by certificate number, bank, geographic location, charter, chartering agency, federal regulator, primary insurance fund, and asset and deposit size.

  • Federal Reserve.
    A site with very important information on the economic conditions of the nation. The Beige Book comes out 10 times a year and is the most authoritative publication on the US economy. Links to the 12 districts banks. Each district bank publishes relevant economic information for its area. Tennessee belongs to the 6th district which is based in Atlanta.

  • National Information Center.
    The National Information Center provides comprehensive information on banks and other institutions for which the Federal Reserve System has a supervisory, regulatory interest including domestic and foreign banks operating in the U.S.

  • Mortgage Market Information Services.
    MMIS provides mortgage rates by state, daily mortgage news, consumer information about mortgages, and more.

  • The Mortgage Mart.
    This site is helpful for mortgage rates and home sales.

  • Rate Zip.
    A search engine to find mortgage rates, CD rates, savings rates, and auto loan rates by amount, points, location, and more.

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