Regional Banking Information
Institutions in the Third District
Each file provides a listing of Third District commercial banks and credit card banks, state member banks, and bank holding companies. The lists include the institution’s location and asset size as of the most recent quarter. Information is updated quarterly.
- September 30, 2007 listing (Excel spreadsheet, 34 KB)
- March 31, 2007 listing (Excel spreadsheet, 34 KB)
- December 31, 2006 listing (Excel spreadsheet, 34 KB)
- September 30, 2006 listing (Excel spreadsheet, 34 KB)
- June 30, 2006 listing (Excel spreadsheet, 34 KB)
Mergers, new charters, and bank failures
Historical statistics dating back to 1990 are available from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s website on new charters, mergers and bank failures. Statistics on the latest quarterly data for FDIC-insured institutions are also available.
Banking Regulation
The Federal Reserve's banking regulations 
are described along with any pending amendments on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors' website . Congress has assigned the Board responsibility for implementing the Federal Reserve Act , which established the Federal Reserve System, and certain other laws pertaining to banking and financial activities. The Board implements those laws in part through its regulations.
Industry Financial Performance Reports
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) publishes Uniform Bank Performance Reports quarterly, derived from bank call report data. The performance reports compare an individual bank's performance and balance sheet structure against similarly sized institutions.
The FFIEC publishes quarterly bank holding company performance reports derived from bank holding company Y-series financial reports. Similar to the bank performance reports, these reports compare a bank holding company's performance and balance sheet structure with that of similarly sized institutions. Customized performance reports are not available for this reporting series.
Banking Market Data
Obtain definitions of the regional banking markets, including a map of the markets, summary market statistics, and more detailed market tables. Market tables contain information such as the number of institutions, branches, total deposits, and more. All data are based on the "Summary of Deposits" collected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Philadelphia Fed Information
Banking Legislation and Policy
Banking Legislation and Policy summarizes and updates pending banking and financial legislation, regulation, and judicial activity at the federal level and for the Philadelphia Fed’s District. This quarterly publication is produced by the Philadelphia Fed.
Banking Brief
Banking Brief analyzes recent trends in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware as well as banking developments in the nation. This quarterly publication, produced by the Philadelphia Fed, compares certain financial ratios for banks in the region with those of banks in the nation.
Fed Outreach for Minority-Owned Banks, De Novos
The Philadelphia Fed is leading a new interactive program to help minority-owned and de novo institutions operate more effectively. Pilot programs are scheduled to begin nationwide in October. Federal Reserve Governor Kroszner highlighted the initiative in his speech.
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