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  "id": "1994-may-where-to-find-banking-info",
  "slug": "1994-may-where-to-find-banking-info",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1994-may-where-to-find-banking-info.html",
  "year": 1994,
  "month": "May",
  "monthNum": 5,
  "headline": "Where to find banking info",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "Sheshunoff Information Services offers Bancpen, a comprehensive database containing geographic and financial data on all bank branches, savings-and-loans, and credit unions, available by state or national coverage at varying price points.",
  "keywords": [
    "database",
    "banking",
    "financial"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Data & Databases",
    "Business & Economy"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Bancpen"
  ],
  "full_text": "Sheshunoff Information Services' Bancpen database includes geographic and financial summaries on every bank branch, every savings-and-loan, every credit union.\n\nFields include company name, branch number, street address, city, Zip code, county, state, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) code number and census tract number. In addition, the database lists deposits (broken down between deposits by public agencies and deposits by individuals, partnerships and corporations) year by year for the past five years.\n\nSheshunoff sells the database on diskette for $595 per state. Tape versions go for $700. Orders for two or more states qualify for a 20-percent discount. The national database is sold for $5,000 on diskette or $5,500 on tape. To order, call (800) 456-2340.",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
  },
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