State and Federal Financial Institution Regulators

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Federal Reserve Board
• Chicago Federal Reserve Board
• St. Louis Federal Reserve Board
• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
• Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
• FFIEC IT Handbook InfoBase

Government Bodies

State and Federal Legislative Branches

• Illinois House of Representatives
• Illinois Senate
• United States House of Representatives
• United States Senate
• Find your elected officials
• State of Illinois Bill Tracking
• Congressional Bill Tracking

State Offices/Departments/Organizations

• State of Illinois
• State Treasurer's Office
• State Board of Elections
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• Illinois Attorney General
• Illinois Secretary of State
• Illinois Finance Authority
• City Clerk of Chicago
• Chicago City Council Committee on Finance

Federal Offices/Departments

• Federal Election Commission
• Federal Housing Finance Board
• Federal Trade Commission
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen)
• Department of Labor
• Department of the Treasury
• Census Bureau
• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Small Business Administration
• Federal Bureau of Investigations
• United States Secret Service
• United States Department of Justice

Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs)

• Fannie Mae
• Freddie Mac
• Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
• Farm Credit System

Compliance Sites

• Comptroller's Corporate Manual
• Compliance Headquarters

Bank Secrecy Act Compliance

• FDIC Bank Secrecy Act Examination Overview
• OTS Guidance
• OCC Bulletin: Enforcement Guidance for BSA/AML Program Deficiencies
• New 2004 Guidelines: Bank Secrecy Examination Procedures for Customer Identification Programs
• Chicago Federal Reserve Board Guidance
• IBA Urges Consistent BSA Compliance
• BSA/AML Exam Manual

Examination Procedures
Core procedures in the OCC's Community Bank Supervision
Large Bank Supervision examination handbooks
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering handbook

Check 21

• Check 21 InfoBase and other important information

Trade Associations

• American Bankers Association
• Conference of State Bank Supervisors
• Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois
• The Illinois Chamber
• Illinois Municipal League
• Illinois Credit Union League
• Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association
• Securities Industry Association
• National Credit Union Association

Graduate Schools of Banking

• University of Wisconsin - Madison
• University of Colorado

Agriculture Links

• Chicago Board of Trade
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• New York Stock Exchange
• FarmerMac.com
• AgriBiz
• Agricultural Law
• Successful Farming
• Agriculture House
• Farm Service Agency
• Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Illinois Farm/Agricultural Associations
• Illinois Farm Bureau
• FARM.DOC
• Agricultural Marketing Resource Center

Miscellaneous Sites

• American Banker
• Bloomberg
• CNN
• Forbes
• MSNBC
• Wall Street Journal
• Yahoo! Finance