Data Sources
Data sources overview
How bank regulatory data is organized across the FFIEC, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the OCC — and where to find each piece.
Federal bank supervision is split across multiple agencies, and their public data is just as fragmented. Understanding who publishes what — and under which identifier — makes the difference between a clean pipeline and hours lost chasing missing records.
Who publishes what
| Data | Primary publisher | Cadence | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Reports (FFIEC 031/041/051) | FFIEC CDR | Quarterly | XBRL, PDF, SDF |
| UBPR ratios and peer groups | FFIEC (Fed) | Quarterly (lagged) | XBRL |
| Structure / attributes (NIC) | Federal Reserve | Daily extracts | ZIP of pipe-delimited files |
| FR Y-9C (BHC consolidated) | Federal Reserve | Quarterly | XBRL via NIC |
| Summary of Deposits | FDIC | Annual (as of June 30) | CSV |
| Institution Directory | FDIC | Continuous | Web + CSV |
| National bank charters | OCC | Continuous | Web |
The same institution shows up under different identifiers in each source. Identifiers covers the crosswalks and their gaps.
Guides in this section
- Call Reports — schedules, schedule-codes, what each one covers.
- UBPR — ratio structure, peer groups, formulas.
- Attributes — RSSD, entity lifecycle, daily extracts.
- Bulk files — CDR bulk ZIPs and NIC daily extracts.
- Identifiers — RSSD, FDIC cert, OCC ID, UNINUM.
Context
Everything here is informational. Authoritative figures come from the agencies themselves; their definitions, caveats, and errata supersede anything on this site.