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The FDIC supervises banks, insures deposits up to $100,000
and helps maintain a stable and sound banking system, as an independent
agency created by Congress in 1933. The Census Bureau serves as the leading
source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. The Business and Industry Data Center
(BIDC) program is an ongoing initiative of the U.S. Census Bureau
to make economic data and statistics more widely available at the
state and local levels. The Federal Reserve, the central
bank of the United States, was founded by Congress in 1913 to provide
the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary
and financial system. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
hosts a site devoted to a wide spectrum of information for the financial
services industry. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises national banks to ensure
a safe, sound, and competitive banking system that supports the
citizens, communities, and economy of the United States.
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the largest
non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States.
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