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All Bank Statistics 1896 - 1955
The publication is a useful statistical history of banking developments in the United States and provides a reliable basis for relating banking and monetary forces to changing levels of economic activity. Included are annual balance sheet items, particularly on a standard basis (segregation of loans into real estate, collateral, and other loans), as well as data on hundreds of unincorporated (private) banks. Data is provided for both States and for major bank categories.
Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury. Annually since the late 1860s, the OCC has reported to Congress and the public the status of the national banks chartered, regulated, and supervised.
Annual Statistical Digest
The Annual Statistical Digest was designed to provide a single source of historical continuations of statistics carried regularly in the Federal Reserve Bulletin. It is of particular interest to those interested in economic and financial data, including interest rates, monetary aggregates, banking deposits and reserves, as well as historical mortgage rates, and production information.
Banking and Monetary Statistics 1914-1941
This publication was designed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to be a convenient reference source for banking and monetary statistics that previously appeared in the Board’s annual reports and in the monthly Federal Reserve Bulletin. The statistics included relate primarily to the operations of the Federal Reserve System, but also include data on the condition and operation of all banks. There are also statistics on nonbank financial institutions, currency, money rates, securities markets, Treasury finance, consumer credit, gold, and international financial developments.
Banking and Monetary Statistics 1941-1970
This publication was designed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to be a convenient reference source for banking and monetary statistics that previously appeared in the Board’s annual reports and in the monthly Federal Reserve Bulletin. The statistics included relate primarily to the operations of the Federal Reserve System, but also include data on the condition and operation of all banks. There are also statistics on nonbank financial institutions, currency, money rates, securities markets, Treasury finance, consumer credit, gold, and international financial developments.
Budget of the United States Government
The Budget of the United States Government is a collection documents and supporting data that contain the budget message of the President. Included are information about the President's budgetary proposals for a given fiscal year. The report is produced annually. Prior to 1971, the report was prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. From 1972 it has been prepared by the Office of Management and Budget, with some prepared in conjunction with the Executive Office of the President.
Business Conditions Digest
Business Conditions Digest (continues Business Cycle Developments) is a monthly publication of economic time series covering such data as construction contracts and orders, new building permits, employment rates, and price indices in convenient and easy-to-interpret graphical format showing peaks, troughs, and recessions. The publication is a product of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Business Cycle Developments
Business Cycle Developments was a monthly publication of economic time series covering such data as construction contracts and orders, new building permits, employment rates, and price indices in convenient and easy-to-interpret graphical format. Graphs show peaks, troughs, and recessions. Tables are also included showing data used in the graphs. The publication was a product of the U.S. Department of Commerce. (Continued by Business Conditions Digest)
Business Statistics (Biennial Supplement to the Survey of Current Business)
Business Statistics is a basic reference publication designed to provide historical perspective to the statistical data published originally in the Survey of Current Business, the monthly magazine of the Department of Commerce. A wide range of economic data is presented including price and production indices for all sectors of the United States business sector. Major sections of the publication include indexes, prices, employment, finance, trade, and production by sector. Published biennially.
Commercial Banking Practice Under the Federal Reserve Act
This work, published in 1918, contains the law and regulations, the informal rulings of the Federal Reserve Board, and the opinions of counsel governing bank acceptances, rediscounts, advances, and open market transactions of the early Federal Reserve Banks.
Digitization of the document was sponsored by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Book Search Service.
Compilaton of Basic Banking Laws. Revised through May 1, 1995.
This compilation was created for the Committee to bring together in one publication the major statues affecting insured depository institutions and their customers.
Concordance of Statistics
The Concordance of Statistics acts as a general guide to the statistics published by the Federal Reserve Board. It lists the number and title for all of the tables found in the Federal Reserve Bulletin, Annual Statistical Digest, and Statistical Digest. Each of the listings also details the frequency of the data updates.
Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index was a monthly report on consumer price movements, including tables and technical notes. It was issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistic's Office of Prices and Living Conditions. (Continued by CPI Detailed Report).
CPI Detailed Report
The CPI Detailed Report (continues Consumer Price Index) is a monthly publication issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The publication reports on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. Statistics covers in detail two indexes: consumer price index for all uban consumers (CPI-U) and the consumer price index for wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).
Economic Implications of the "Too Big To Fail" Policy
This hearing, held before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of the House of Representatives, reviews the economic implications of a 'too-big-to-fail policy' in light of the bank failures that took place in the 1980s. The hearing was intended to address questions about the standard of treatment of uninsured depositors in bank failures.
Economic Indicators
This publication is prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers to supply monthly updates related to the economic conditions in the United States. Economic Indicators provides statistical data both in tabular and graphic form and includes information on consumer and producer prices, employment, production, and money and banking. Tables typically display 10 years of annual data with the most recent 12 to 15 months broken out in detail.
Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. Information provided includes current and foreseeable trends and numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income and Federal budget outlays, employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force, annual numeric goals, and a program for carrying out program objectives. The report has been published since 1947.
Employment and Earnings
Employment and Earnings is a monthly publication that details the employment situation in the United States with information on the total labor force, employment, unemployment, hours, and compensation at national and area (state, MSA) levels. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor since 1954.
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Home Owners' Loan Corporation, and Federal Savings and Loan Corporation Annual Reports
The Federal Home Loan Banks were established by the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932. The Board administered a number of other entities including the Federal Savings and Loan Corporation created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934 and abolished in 1989; the Home Owners' Loan Corporation created by the Home Owners' Refinancing Act in 1933 and liquidated in 1951, and the Federal Savings and Loan System or Division established by the Board. Annual reports from 1933-1952 are currently posted.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
The monthly Federal Reserve Bulletin was introduced in 1914 by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to present policy issues and provide a journal of record of the activities of the Board. The Bulletin was also constructed to present data in the areas of business, finance, and international transactions that affect U.S. monetary policy and the goals of the Federal Reserve System. Authors from the Federal Reserve Boards' Research and Statistics, Monetary Affairs, International Finance, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Consumer and Community Affairs, Reserve Bank Operations, and Legal divisions contribute to the contents published in each issue. The Bulletin includes topical research articles, legal developments, Report on the Condition of the U.S. Banking Industry, and other general information.
Individual Statements of Condition of National Banks
Prior to 1923, this table was published in the annual report of the Comptroller. Between 1923 and 1929, the tables were issued as a numbered supplement. From 1930-1941, the supplements were lettered alphabetically from "H" to "S". No supplements were issued for the years 1942-1948, inclusive. Data is presented as of close of business, December 31 of the indicated year. All were published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as part of the Annual Report issued the following year.
Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market
This work, originally published in 1873,was one of the first to practically address the management of financial crises and the role of an expanded "central bank" in England. The author, Walter Bagehot, worked in the shipping and banking industries, co-founded the "National Review", and became editor-in-chief of "The Economist". The posted version was digitized as part of the Google Books Library Project
Money Trust Investigation. Investigation of Financial and Monetary Conditions in the United States Under House Resolutions Nos. 429 and 504
In 1912, a special subcommittee was convened by the Chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee, Arsene P. Pujo. Its purpose was to investigate the "money trust," a small group of Wall Street bankers that exerted powerful control over the nation's finances. The committee's majority report concluded that a group of financial leaders had abused the public trust to consolidate control over many industries. The Pujo Committee report created a climate of public opinion that lead to the passage of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914.
The hearings were conducted between May 16, 1912 and February 26, 1913. The transcript of the hearings was published in three volumes. It is presented in the original 29 parts with the index, a table of interlocking directorates of 18 financial institutions, and the majority/minority report of the committee.
National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-46
This report, a supplement of Survey of Current Business, presents a basic revision of the estimates of national income and national product and their component series. This publication was prepared on a periodic basis. Data presented in this 1929-46 issue is replaced by revisions presented in The National and Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-1950.
National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-50
This report, a supplement of Survey of Current Business, presents a basic revision of the estimates of national income and national product and their component series. This publication was prepared on a periodic basis. Data presented in this 1929-50 issue replaces The National and Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-1946.
National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-53
This report, a supplement of Survey of Current Business, presents a basic revision of the estimates of national income and national product and their component series. This publication was prepared on a periodic basis. Data presented in this 1929-53 issue replaces The National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-1950.
Producer Prices and Price Indexes
Producer Prices and Price Indexes (continues Wholesale Prices and Price Indexes) is a monthly publication issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor since 1978. Included are average changes over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. Prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.
Rand-McNally Bankers' Directory and List of Attorneys: 1900
This Banker's Directory from 1900 contains banking information on banks in the towns and counties of the United States at the turn of the century. The names of bank directors, officers, and their capital and deposits are included, as well as lists of lawyers and current banking laws. It includes colored maps of the states and some major cities.
Rand McNally's Bankers' Directory of the United States and Canada: 1879
Containing a list of banks and bankers; also the names of reliable commercial lawyers recommended by the banks. Published in July 1879 by Rand, McNally & Co. of Chicago. This volume was digitized by Microsoft for the Internet Archive.
Relationship of Prices to Economic Stability and Growth
This compendium of papers, submitted by the 47 panelists appearing before the Joint Economic Committee, was published to familiarize members with the issues prior to the hearings.
Shadow Open Market Committee Policy Statement and Position Papers
The Shadow Open Market Committee (SOMC), an independent organization with members from academic institutions and private organizations, was founded by Professors Karl Brunner of the University of Rochester and Allan Meltzer of Carnegie-Mellon. Its first semi-annual meeting was held on September 14, 1973. The original objective was to evaluate the policy choices and actions of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC). Since 1973, the SOMC has met semi-annually to discuss economic policy.
The reports of the committee from 1998-2006 are available on the Shadow Open Market Committee website hosted by Claremont McKenna College.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The Statistical Abstract of the United States was first published in 1878 under the authority of the U.S. Treasury Department. It is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations. The Statistical Abstract has been published annually by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1938.
Statistical Atlas of the United States: 1914
This statistical atlas includes 503 illustrations divided into 10 general topics, which use maps, charts, and graphs to interpret the statistical data of the 13th Census of the United States conducted in 1910. It includes a table of contents, a section of explanatory text for each topic, and an index to the illustrations. It was prepared under the supervision of Charles S. Sloane, Geographer of the Census, with the assistance of Evelyn L. Yeomans and Katharine T. West.
Statistical Atlas of the United States Based on the Results of the Ninth Census 1870
In honor of our data mapping site, GEOFRED (http://geofred.stlouisfed.org), we have posted a very old data mapping product. Featuring thematic maps, the Statistical Atlas was a landmark publication of the federal government. It displays census information about the United States using choropleth mapping (thematic mapping), a technique common with modern GIS systems. The maps highlight the condition of the country immediately following the Civil War. For more information about this important document, see Donald Dahmann's commentary at the Library of Congress' American Memory website. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/census2.html#frst
Statistics of Income
An annual statistical report of economic data compiled from the income returns for individuals and business entities, produced by the Internal Revenue Service of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Stock Exchange Practices. Hearings before the Committee on Banking and Currency Pursuant to S.Res. 84 and S.Res. 56 and S.Res. 97.
This series of hearings, also known as the Pecora Commission hearings, was conducted by a subcommittee of the United States Senate Banking and Currency Committee between 1932 and 1934. The hearings investigated stock exchange practices and their effect on American commerce, the national banking system, and the government securities market. They also addressed issues of tax evasion and avoidance. The record of the hearings includes more than 12,000 printed pages with more than 1,000 exhibits received in evidence. Originally authorized by Senate Resolution 84 on March 2, 1932, the scope of the investigation was broadened with by Senate Resolution 56 on April 4, 1933 and Senate Resolution 97 on June 8, 1933. Prior to the appointment of Ferdinand Pecora on January 24, 1933, Claude Branch, William A. Gray and John Marrinan served as legal counsel for the early hearings. The transcripts were published in two series. The initial six parts covered the the work authorized by Resolution 84. The second 20 parts and final report document the expanded scope of the investigation after the passage of Resolutions 56 and 97.
The work of this committee set the stage for the Banking Act of 1933, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Studies on Causes and Consequences of the 1989-92 Credit Slowdown
This publication examines a broad range of issues concerning credit market issues between 1989 and 1992.
Supplement to Banking & Monetary Statistics
The Supplements to Banking and Monetary Statistics were published to add to the data not contained in the original volumes (1914-1941 and 1941-1970). The Governors of the Federal Reserve System designed the publication to be a convenient reference source for the statistics that had appeared in the Board's annual reports and in the monthly Federal Reserve Bulleting. Only the sections available below were published.
Survey of Current Business
A U.S. Department of Commerce monthly publication that provides data on U.S. business on the regional, national, and international levels. Among statistical series covered are personal income, inventories and sales, national income and product accounts, foreign direct investment in the United States, U.S. direct investment abroad, international transactions, and gross state product.
The Texas Banking Crisis, Causes and Consequences
Analysis by John O'Keefe, Financial Economist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, to explain the high failure rates of Texas banks in the 1980s.(July 1990)
Unemployment in the United States
Hearings before the Committee on Education and Labor. 70th Congress, Second Session. Pursuant to S. Res. 219, a resolution providing for an analysis and appraisal of reports on unemployment and systems for prevention and relief thereof together with Senate Report No. 2072. December 11-14, 17-19, 1928 and January 9, 14 and February 7-9, 1929.
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