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BanxQuote

BanxQuote was a provider and licensor of indexes and analytics, which were used as a barometer of the U.S. banking and mortgage markets. Its bank rate website and consumer banking marketplace featured daily updated market rates on banking, mortgage and loan products in the United States, until its close in 2010.

BanxQuote
Company typePrivate
IndustryBanking
Financial services
FoundedNew York, New York (1984)
HeadquartersWhite Plains, New York, United States
Key people
Norbert Mehl, Founder & CEO
ProductsBanking and Loan Rates
Websitewww.banxquote.com

History and activities

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BanxQuote was established by its parent BanxCorp in 1984, and its Internet operations were launched at a BanxQuote National Banking Conference held at Salomon Brothers in New York, on April 7, 1995.[1]

Clients of the firm have included hundreds of financial institutions nationwide and its indexes were frequently used as a trusted source and performance benchmark by public policymakers, government agencies, major banks and corporations.

BanxQuote operated an online national banking marketplace for 15 years, until its exit in 2010.

It featured rates on money market accounts, savings and jumbo certificate of deposit (CDs), mortgage loans, home equity and auto loans for various terms and amounts.

BanxQuote also provided proprietary state-by-state, regional, and national composite benchmarks for its various banking and lending products. Clients of the firm have included hundreds of banks and financial institutions nationwide. In 1985, The Wall Street Journal started featuring BanxQuote for 17 consecutive years.

BanxQuote on Bloomberg Terminal

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BanxQuote current and historical proprietary data, indices, charts and analytical tools were available on Bloomberg Terminals from 1995 until its exit from the market in 2015, reaching over 250,000 financial market professionals worldwide.

The BanxQuote Index, Trademark and Performance benchmarks

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The Dow Jones Barron's Dictionary of Banking Terms defines the BanxQuote Money Market Index(tm) as an "Index of rates paid by investors on negotiable certificates of deposit and high yield savings accounts, compiled weekly by BanxCorp. The index offers a side-by-side comparison of rates paid by selected banks and savings institutions on small-denomination (under $10,000) savings accounts."[2]

The BanxQuote Conforming-Jumbo Mortgage Index(tm) is typically used to analyze the historical spread between national average conforming and jumbo mortgage rates.

BanxQuote licenses its registered trademark, proprietary indices, data, analytical tools, and financial applications to third parties.

Case studies

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  • AAA (American Automobile Association) Money Markets & CDs [3]
  • General Electric Capital Corp. — GE Interest Plus [4]
  • Ford Interest Advantage Notes issued by Ford Motor Credit Company [5]
  • Bloomberg Professional terminals worldwide
  • UBS, one of the world's leading financial institutions [6]
  • Discover Bank, part of Discover Financial Services [7]
  • Countrywide Bank [8]
  • MetLife Bank, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc.[9]
  • Capital One Direct Banking [10]
  • Charles Schwab & Co.[11]
  • Zions Bank [12]

Usage

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BanxQuote data are cited by various government agencies, policy makers, [GSEs], Non-Profit and Religious Organizations, and economists, such as outlined below.

U.S. government agencies

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Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs)

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  • The Role of Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [19]
  • Freddie Mac Provides Stability to the Mortgage Market.[20]
  • Wharton Financial Institutions Center, Working Paper: Measuring the Benefits of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Consumers [21]

Foundations, non-profit, judiciary, and religious organizations

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  • F.B. Heron Foundation [22] - has established performance benchmarks for each asset class in its mission-related portfolio. The benchmark for deposits is the national average for two-year jumbo deposits as reported by BanxQuote.
  • Michigan Court, Michigan Judicial Institute - CitiStreet Investing Webcast [23]
  • Diocese of Monterey, California [24] In 2007, the bishop of Monterey established a policy that all funds of the Monterey diocese deposited in its Cash Management and Deposit and Loan programs would earn a rate tied to the BanxQuote Money Market Rate.

References

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  1. ^ Launch of BanxQuote.com; 1995 BanxQuote National Banking Conference at Salomon Brothers [dead link‍]
  2. ^ BanxQuote Money Markets Index as defined by Barron's
  3. ^ "AAA Money Markets & CDs by Discover Bank". On January 1, 2008 AAA launched a High-Yield Savings Program with Discover Bank aimed at its nearly 51 million members, using the BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark.
  4. ^ "GE Interest Plus uses BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark".
  5. ^ "Ford Interest Advantageises BanxQuote data asa benchmark". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  6. ^ UBS.com CD Rate Comparison Tool Powered by BanxQuote Archived March 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Discover Bank uses BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark.
  8. ^ Countrywide Bank Launches Online SavingsLink Account; BanxQuote Index used as benchmark
  9. ^ MetLife Bank - National Average APY information is provided by Banxquote.com Archived June 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Capital One uses BanxQuote National Average APYs as a performance benchmark". Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  11. ^ Charles Schwab - Market Rate Report, CD rates provided by BanxQuote
  12. ^ "Zions Bank uses BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  13. ^ U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, testimony cites BanxQuote
  14. ^ U.S. Department of the Treasury, May 2, 2008, The Administration's Housing Presentation, pg 7, BanxQuote Mortgage Rate Spreads
  15. ^ "FDIC Quarterly Outlook Chart - Average Yields by BanxQuote". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  16. ^ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review; Mar 1, 1999; Monetary policy rules? by William Poole, President
  17. ^ Government Finance Review; Dec 1, 1996; Using the Internet to assist investment decisions, by Paul Zorn
  18. ^ OTS Price Tables, pg. 31 based on data from BanxQuote
  19. ^ Why Freddie Mac is Still Needed (Source of Conforming-Jumbo Mortgage Spread: BanxQuote Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ How Freddie Mac Provides Stability to the Mortgage Market (Source of Conforming-Jumbo Mortgage Spread: BanxQuote Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "Wharton Financial Institutions Center Working Paper, Jumbo-Conforming Mortgage Spread based on BanxQuote data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  22. ^ F.B. Heron Foundation - Use of BanxQuote Performance Benchmark for Mission-Related Portfolio[permanent dead link‍]
  23. ^ Michigan Court, Michigan Judicial Institute - Summer 2007 CitiStreet Investing Webcast, pg 3, BanxQuote Avg. Returns[permanent dead link‍]
  24. ^ Diocese of Monterey 2007 Cash Management and Deposit and Loan programs tied to BanxQuote Money Market Rate[permanent dead link‍]
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