Fdic Bank
FDIC stands for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It was formed in the 1930s in response to the banking crashes that accompanied the Great Depression. It’s designed to keep America confident in its banks, but it also provides real-world safeguards for your money by doing precisely what its name implies: insuring your bank deposits. The FDIC is an independent agency of the U.S. Government that protects you against loss of deposit if your bank or thrift institution fails and is FDIC insured. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent government agency in charge of banking and consumer safety. You're protected from losses if your FDIC-insured bank goes belly-up, assuming your funds are in qualifying accounts and fall below the maximum protected dollar limit. An FDIC insured account is a bank account at an institution where deposits are federally protected against bank failure or theft. The FDIC is a federally backed deposit insurance agency where.
Overview
Fdic Bank Search
FDIC’s application programming interface (API) lets developers access FDIC’s publically available bank data. This portal provides a complete API solution for building applications using this data. Everything you need to integrate with this API is available below. More data will be added to the portal on an ongoing basis.
Authentication
This API is open to the public and does not currently require any authentication or API keys to access. The FDIC is collaborating with on the issuance and management of an API key. More information will be provided on how to obtain an API key in the near future.
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Bulk Files
The following documentation describes performing queries on datasets. If you would prefer a bulk download of all records, downloadable bulk files are available here:
- Institutions (CSV format) - Listing of FDIC-insured banking institution demographic and headquarter location data.
- Institutions Definitions (CSV format) - Definitions of fields in Institutions data.
- Locations (CSV format) - Listing of FDIC-insured banks branches and locations.
- Locations Definitions (CSV format) - Definitions of fields in Locations data.
- History Events Definitions (CSV format) - Definitions of fields in History data.
Fdic Bank Find
API Documentation
Fdic Bank Insurance
See interactive documentation available below to provide an overview of the API.
Filter Syntax
The API uses the Elastic Search query string syntax for filtering. Some notes on the filter syntax include:
- To match a phrase, use double quotes:
- To exclude a phrase or value:
- The 'AND' and 'OR' operators can be used to combine filters:
- Dates must be entered in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format:
- Ranges can be expressed with '[]' (inclusive) or '{}' (exclusive), using '*' for an open ended range
- Date range that includes 2010-01-01 and 2010-12-31:
- Date range that includes only dates between 2010-01-01 and 2010-12-31:
- Number range including institutions with domestic deposits under 10,000 ($thousands)
- Open ended ranges can be expressed using a '*'
Output Formats
Data output is available as JSON or CSV. The format is controlled by the Accept
header. See the Responses section in the interactive documentation below for examples.
API Endpoints
Release Notes
February 18, 2020 - Added Institution name search and Institution web address (WEBADDR) to the Institution API. Institution name search is a flexible text search against institution records. This search supports text search and fuzzy matching, as opposed to filters that are exact matches.