Search for FDIC-insured financial institutions (banks and savings institutions) using flexible filters.
Returns institution profile data including name, location, charter class, asset size, deposit totals, profitability metrics, and regulatory status.
Common filter examples:
- By state: STNAME:"California"
- Active banks only: ACTIVE:1
- Large banks: ASSET:[10000000 TO *] (assets in $thousands)
- By bank class: BKCLASS:N (national bank), BKCLASS:SM (state member bank), BKCLASS:NM (state non-member)
- By name: NAME:"Wells Fargo"
- Commercial banks: CB:1
- Savings institutions: MUTUAL:1
- Recently established: ESTYMD:[2010-01-01 TO *]
Charter class codes (BKCLASS):
N = National commercial bank (OCC-supervised)
SM = State-chartered, Federal Reserve member
NM = State-chartered, non-member (FDIC-supervised)
SB = Federal savings bank (OCC-supervised)
SA = State savings association
OI = Insured branch of foreign bank
Key returned fields:
- CERT: FDIC Certificate Number (unique ID)
- NAME: Institution name
- CITY, STALP (two-letter state code), STNAME (full state name): Location
- ASSET: Total assets ($thousands)
- DEP: Total deposits ($thousands)
- BKCLASS: Charter class code (see above)
- ACTIVE: 1 if currently active, 0 if inactive
- ROA, ROE: Profitability ratios
- OFFICES: Number of branch offices
- ESTYMD: Establishment date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- REGAGNT: Primary federal regulator (OCC, FRS, FDIC)
Args:
- filters (string, optional): ElasticSearch query filter
- fields (string, optional): Comma-separated field names
- limit (number): Records to return, 1-10000 (default: 20)
- offset (number): Pagination offset (default: 0)
- sort_by (string, optional): Field to sort by
- sort_order ('ASC'|'DESC'): Sort direction (default: 'ASC')
Prefer concise human-readable summaries or tables when answering users. Structured fields are available for totals, pagination, and institution records.