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Unclaimed Property Lists
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Savings Bond Connection
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Prime Loan Rate History
  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Federal Government Agencies:

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) protects consumers by insuring deposits up to $100,000. The FDIC, in cooperation with other federal and state regulatory agencies, promotes sound banking practices by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to the deposit insurance fund. It also enforces compliance with consumer protection and civil rights laws.

The FDIC is headquartered at 550 17th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429. Its main telephone number is (202) 736-0000. Donald E. Powell is the FDIC Chairman. The FDIC's Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection maintains a Regional Office at 20 Exchange Plaza, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10005 and a Boston Area Office at 15 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 100, Braintree, MA 02184. The regional office's telephone number is (917) 320-2500. The Boston area office's phone number is (781) 794-5500. Christopher J. Spoth is the Regional Director, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, and Daniel E. Frye is the Area Director of the Boston Area Office.

The FDIC's Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator allows consumers and financial institutions to quickly check whether a depositor with multiple accounts at the same institution has exceeded the $100,000 limit for deposit insurance coverage.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards and report forms for the examination and supervision of financial institutions by federal regulators, including the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). Among the information on its web site, FFIEC posts Uniform Bank Performance Reports for federally supervised or insured banks. These analytical reports permit evaluation of a bank's current condition, trends in its financial performance and comparisons with its peers.

The Federal Home Loan Bank System, overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Board, acts as a central credit system for savings banks and savings and loan institutions. The twelve district Home Loan Banks make short-term credit advances to depository institutions much like the Federal Reserve System acts as a lender of last resort to commercial banks. Each Home Loan Bank operates independently and has its own board of directors. Connecticut falls within the district of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston.

The Federal Reserve System, or the "Fed" as it is commonly called, serves as the central bank of the United States. It formulates and executes monetary policy, supervises and regulates depository institutions, assists in the federal government's financing operations and serves as the banker for the United States government.  The Federal Reserve System consists of a network of twelve District Banks. At the hub of the network is a Board of Governors, chaired by Alan Greenspan and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Board of Governors is generally responsible for coordinating actions of the District Banks. Each District Bank is headed by a president appointed by a board of directors and approved by the Federal Reserve Board. The Federal Reserve Board is located at 20th St. and Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. Its main telephone number is (202) 452-3000.

Connecticut falls within the districts of two Federal Reserve Banks. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston serves all of Connecticut, except for Fairfield county. It is located at 600 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02210. The main telephone number for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is (617) 973-3000. Cathy Minehan is the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York serves Fairfield county. It is located at 33 Liberty St., New York, NY 10045. The main telephone number for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is (212) 720-5000. Timothy F. Geithner is the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

For other Federal Reserve web sites, select a bank and click on go: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a network to bring people and information together to fight money laundering.  A related Web site - www.msb.gov - was created to address the needs of a special category of financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) referred to as "money services businesses" or MSBs.

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is a Federal government agency responsible for chartering, supervising, examining and insuring federal credit unions. NCUA also insures state credit unions which apply and qualify for insurance.  JoAnn Johnson is the Chairman of the NCUA.  The agency's main office is located at 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3428.  The main telephone number for the NCUA is (703) 518-6300.

The NCUA regional office responsible for Connecticut is located at 9 Washington Square, Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12205. The main telephone number for the regional office is (518) 862-7400. The regional office can also be reached via E-mail at region1@ncua.gov.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) oversees the nation's federally chartered banks. Federally chartered banks can often be identified by the words National or National Association or the initials N.A. in their names. John Dugan is the Comptroller of the Currency. The OCC is headquartered at Independence Square, 250 E St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20219-0001. The OCC's main telephone number is (202) 874-5000. The agency also has a Northeastern District office located at 1114 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3900, New York, NY 10036-7780. The district office's main telephone number is (212) 819-9860.

The OCC customer assistance group is located at 1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3710, Houston, TX 77010. For consumer help, call 1-800-613-6743 or E-mail Customer.Assistance@occ.treas.gov.

The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) supervises federally chartered savings banks and savings associations. Federally chartered savings banks or savings associations often have the word Federal or the initials FSB or FA in their names. John Reich is the Director of the OTS. The OTS is headquartered at 1700 G St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20552. Its main telephone number is (202) 906-6000. The OTS has a Northeast regional office at Harborside Financial Center Plaza Five, Suite 1600, Jersey City, N.J. 07311. The Northeast regional office's telephone number is (201) 413-1000.

The OTS Office of Consumer Programs is located at 1700 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20552. For consumer help, call 1-800-842-6929 or E-mail consumer.complaint@ots.treas.gov.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) was established to aid, counsel and protect the interests of small business concerns. The SBA is headquartered at 409 Third St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20416. Its main telephone number is 1-800-U-ASK-SBA. The SBA has a Connecticut District Office located at 330 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06106-1800. The district office telephone number is (860) 240-4700.

The U.S. Consumer Gateway -- "consumer.gov" -- is a "one-stop" link to a broad range of on-line federal information. Categories such as "banking" direct you to areas within individual federal web sites for related information.

The United States Secret Service, beyond protecting the President and other officials, enforces federal laws relating to counterfeiting and forgery, coins, currency, stamps, Government bonds, other obligations or securities of the United States, checks, credit/debt card fraud, computer fraud and false identification crimes. It also investigates certain criminal violations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The address of the local office is U.S. Secret Service, P.O. Box 45, New Haven, CT 06501, telephone (203) 865-2449.
 

State Banking Regulators:

Banking regulators in other states can be reached through links maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS).  CSBS is a national organization dedicated to enhancing the value of state bank charters and strengthening the dual banking system. Its fundamental goal is to enhance the professionalism of state banking departments and their personnel.  CSBS is located at 1155 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20036.  Its main telephone number is (202) 296-2840.
 

State Credit Union Regulators:

 Credit union regulators in other states can be reached through links maintained by the  National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS).  NASCUS represents the 48 state and territorial agencies that supervise state chartered credit unions. Its mission is to strengthen state chartered credit unions, to vigorously support the dual chartering system, and to strengthen and improve the supervision of state chartered credit unions pursuant to state laws. NASCUS is located at 1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209. Its telephone number is (703) 528-8351 and its E-mail address is offices@nascus.org.
 

Federally Chartered Corporations: 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are stockholder-owned corporations chartered by Congress to increase the supply of money that banks, savings institutions, mortgage bankers and credit unions can make available to homebuyers and multifamily investors. By supplying lenders with funds to make mortgages and packaging the mortgages into marketable securities, they help sustain a stable mortgage credit system.

Sallie Mae is a federally chartered, stockholder-owned corporation that provides funds for education loans, account servicing to borrowers and operational support services to lenders and colleges.
 

Trade Associations:

The Connecticut Bankers Association (CBA) is a trade association for Connecticut banks. The CBA supports and promotes legislative and regulatory actions at the state and federal levels. It also serves its members by developing educational programs and services.

The Connecticut Credit Union Association (CTCUA) is a trade association that represents and provides services for credit unions throughout Connecticut credit unions.

The American Bankers Association (ABA) is national trade association devoted to developing educational and training programs for bankers, participating in legislative and bank regulatory activities and educating consumers about banking and credit.

America's Community Bankers (ACB) is an independent national trade association that represents the nation's community banks of all charter types and sizes, including savings banks, savings and loan associations, cooperative banks and commercial banks.

  CUNA (Credit Union National Association) serves as a confederation of state credit union leagues.

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is a national trade association that represents the interests of community banks.

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