Created by: Caroline Lilyard, University of Minnesota & Jennifer Boettcher, Georgetown University
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The U.S. banking industry is comprised primarily of commercial banks, along with savings banks and savings and loan institutions (also known as "thrifts"), credit unions, and Federal Reserve banks. Identifying and assessing financial institutions, both geographically and by type, and researching interest rates probably constitute the most common and predictable banking information needs of general library users. International banking is also referenced here, from a "global" perspective.
522: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
5221: Depository Credit Intermediation
52211: Commercial Banking
52212: Savings Institutions
52213: Credit Unions
General: central bank, credit union, commercial bank, savings & loan association, thrift, bankruptcy, credit, interest, exchange rate, loan, mortgage, maturity
Narrower: CD (certificates of deposit), amortization, DTI (Debt-to-Income ratio), escrow, estate, feduciary, foreclosure, garnishment, lien, money market, reverse mortgage
Related: FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), Federal Reserve, OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency), IRA (Individual Retirement Account), mutual fund, annuity, overdraft, refinancing, usury rates
DDC: 332.1 Banks and banking
LCSH: Banks and banking; LC classes HG1501-HG3550
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