BanxQuote

Infobox_Company
company_name = BanxQuote
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = New York, New York (1984)
location = White Plains, New York, USA
key_people = Norbert Mehl, Founder & CEO
industry = Banking
Financial Services
products = Money Market
Certificate of Deposit
Mortgage loan
Home Equity Loan
Auto Loan Rates
homepage = [http://www.banxquote.com/ www.banxquote.com]

BanxQuote is a bank rate aggregator that provides free comparison shopping and dynamically updated daily market rates on deposits and loans from financial institutions in all fifty states and Washington, DC.

History and Activities

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. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-16782234.html Launch of BanxQuote.com; 1995 BanxQuote National Banking Conference at Salomon Brothers ] ] .

It features 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 provides 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.

Benefits of Bank Rate Aggregators

Bank rate aggregators such as BanxQuote provide greater efficiency and transparency to the market by reducing the time and effort required by in-market consumers across the country who would otherwise need to regularly call and check numerous banking and mortgage service centers and websites for interest rate quotes and updates, creating a centralized gateway for easy side-by-side review and comparison, as well as a centralized transaction facility.

BanxQuote on Bloomberg Terminal

BanxQuote current and historical proprietary data, indices, charts and analytical tools are available on Bloomberg Terminals since 1995 under the screen name "BANX." The BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL community now comprises approximately 250,000 subscribers worldwide.

The BanxQuote Index, Trademark and Performance Benchmarks

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"." [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/banxquote-money-markets-index?cat=biz-fin BanxQuote Money Markets Index as defined by Barron's] ]

The BanxQuote Conforming-Jumbo Mortgage Index(tm) is typically used to analize 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, such as the examples oultined below.

Case Studies

* AAA (American Automobile Association) Money Markets & CDs [Cite news
url=http://aaa.discoverbank.com
title=AAA Money Markets & CDs by Discover Bank
quote=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.]
* COSTCO CapitalOne Money Market Accounts and CDs [Cite news
url=http://www.capitalone.com/investments/offers/costco/index.php
title=COSTCO CapitalOne Money Market Accounts and CDs
quote=Costco Warehouse markets it Capital One Money Market Accounts and CDs to its 51.8 million members, using the BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark.]
* General Electric Capital Corp. - GE Interest Plus [Cite news
url=http://www.secinfo.com/dsvr4.v8vj.htm
title=GE Interest Plus uses BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark.
quote=]
* Ford Interest Advantage Notes issued by Ford Motor Credit Company [Cite news
url=http://www.fordcredit.com/interestadvantage/account_comparison.jhtml
title=Ford Interest Advantageises BanxQuote data asa benchmark
quote=]
* Bloomberg Professional terminals worldwide
* UBS, one of the world's leading financial institutions [ [http://financialservicesinc.ubs.com/wealth/Investing/TraditionalInvestments/TaxableFixedIncome/CertificatesofDeposit/CDRates.html UBS.com CD Rate Comparison Tool Powered by BanxQuote] ]
* Discover Bank, part of Discover Financial Services [ [http://www.discoverbank.com Discover Bank uses BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark.] ]
* Countrywide Bank [ [http://about.countrywide.com/PressRelease/PressRelease.aspx?rid=872336 Countrywide Bank Launches Online SavingsLink Account; BanxQuote Index used as benchmark] ]
* MetLife Bank, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. [ [http://www.metlifebank.com/ MetLife Bank - National Average APY information is provided by Banxquote.com] ]
* Capital One Direct Banking [ [http://www.capitalone.com/directbanking/ Capital One uses BanxQuote National Average APYs as a performance benchmark] ]
* Charles Schwab & Co. [ [http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/investment_products/cds_money_markets/funds/market_rates.html?cmsid=P-1000049&lvl1=investment_products&lvl2=cds_money_markets&refid=P-1050949&refpid=P-993678 Charles Schwab - Market Rate Report, CD rates provided by BanxQuote] ]
* Zions Bank [ [http://www.zionsbank.com/imma.html Zions Bank uses BanxQuote Index as a performance benchmark.] ]

Use by Government, Policy Makers, GSEs, Non-Profits and Economists

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

* The White House Council of Economic Advisers
* U.S. Senate Committe on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs [ [http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:eiZATWFdJhkJ:banking.senate.gov/_files/sanders.pdf+the+role+of+the+government+sponsored+Enterprises+in+the+Mortgage+Market,+anthony+b+sanders&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us U.S. Senate Committe on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, testimony cites BanxQuote] ] ]
* U.S. Department of the Treasury [ [http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/wsj080501_HousingPresentation.pdf U.S. Department of the Treasury, May 2, 2008, The Administration's Housing Presentation, pg 7, BanxQuote Mortgage Rate Spreads] ]
* Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) [ [http://www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/regional/ro20051q/na/2005spring_04_dlink2.html FDIC Quarterly Outlook Chart - Average Yields by BanxQuote] ]
* William Poole (Federal Reserve Bank president), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ [http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/99/03/9903wp.pdf Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review; Mar 1, 1999; Monetary policy rules? by William Poole, President] ]
* Government Finance Officers Association [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19153289.html Government Finance Review; Dec 1, 1996; Using the Internet to assist investment decisions, by Paul Zorn] ]
* Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO)
* Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) - Selected Asset and Liability Price Tables; As of June 30, 2007 [ [http://www.ots.treas.gov/docs/1/18720.pdf OTS Price Tables, pg. 31 based on data from BanxQuote] ]

Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs)

* The Role of Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [ [http://www.freddiemac.com/corporate/about/policy/faq_role.html Why Freddie Mac is Still Needed (Source of Conforming-Jumbo Mortgage Spread: BanxQuote] ]
* Freddie Mac Provides Stability to the Mortgage Market. [ [http://www.freddiemac.com/corporate/about/policy/faq_stability.html How Freddie Mac Provides Stability to the Mortgage Market (Source of Conforming-Jumbo Mortgage Spread: BanxQuote] ]
* Wharton Financial Institutions Center, Working Paper: Measuring the Benefits of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Consumers [ [http://fic.wharton.upenn.edu/fic/papers/05/0536.pdf Wharton Financial Institutions Center Working Paper, Jumbo-Conforming Mortgage Spread based on BanxQuote data] ]

Foundations, Non-Profit, Judiciary & Religious Organizations

* F.B. Heron Foundation [ [http://dallasfed.org/ca/events/2005/05wallstreet_starr.pdf F.B. Heron Foundation - Use of BanxQuote Performance Benchmark for Mission-Related Portfolio] ] The Foundation 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 [ [http://courts.michigan.gov/mji/webcast/Retirement_summer_07/BasicInvesting0407.pdf Michigan Court, Michigan Judicial Institute - Summer 2007 CitiStreet Investing Webcast, pg 3, BanxQuote Avg. Returns] ]
* Diocese of Monterey, California [ [http://www.dioceseofmonterey.org/documents/21237/chap9.pdf Diocese of Monterey 2007 Cash Management and Deposit and Loan programs tied to BanxQuote Money Market Rate] ] 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.

Press Coverage & Syndication

BanxQuote has been quoted and its data has been syndicated by leading print and online media, such as the following:

* Bloomberg News [ [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aI3fQ2cK7RZI Bloomberg News, 9/04/07 Article cites BanxQuote] ]
* Business Week - Current Figures of the Week [ [http://www.businessweek.com/go/figures/ Business Week - Current Figures of the Week featuring BanQuote Key Mortgage Rates] ]
* The Wall Street Journal - BanxQuote Money Markets Table (1985 - 2002) [ [http://interactive.wsj.com/public/current/articles/SB883158631337214500.htm The Wall Street Journal, BanxQuote weekly table and reference] ]
* WSJ.com BanxQuote Banking Center (1995-2002) [ [http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/MoneyInvesting/reference/banx.htm WSJ.com BanxQuote Banking Center] ]
* The New York Times BanxQuote Banking Center (1996-2002) [ [http://www.nytimes.com/partners/banking The New York Times BanxQuote Banking Center] ] , [ [http://query.nytimes.com/beta/search/query?query=banxquote&srchst=cse The New York Times, articles featuring BanxQuote] ]
* The Washington Post BanxQuote Banking Center (1996-1999) [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/banx/front.htm Washington Post BanxQuote Banking Center] ]
* Business Week BanxQuote Banking Center (1997-1999) [ [http://www.businessweek.com/banx.htm Business Week BanxQuote Banking Center] ]

BanxQuote has also received frequent press coverage by numerous other news organizations throughout the U.S. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/search.aspx?q=banxquote&ref_id=ency_MALT BanxQuote Nationwide Press Coverage] ] , including the following:

Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Fortune, American Banker, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, Tribune Business News, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, The Boston Globe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Kansas City Star, St. Petersburg Times, Denver Rocky Mountain News, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Journal Record, The Record (Bergen County, NJ), Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Oakland Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune, El Diario/La Prensa, The Boston Herald, Los Angeles Business Journal, Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY), Portland Press, Herald (Maine), and the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph.

Legal proceedings

In 2007, BanxCorp began antitrust legal proceedings against its competitor Bankrate.com. [Cite news
url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=RATE:US&sid=ahhPJ7wZ5Z.A
title=Federal Antitrust Complaint Filed Against Bankrate
quote=In particular, the complaint alleges that Bankrate has engaged in predatory pricing, vendor lock-in, exclusive dealing and other exclusionary product and distribution bundling and tie-in arrangements.]

References

External links

* [http://www.banxquote.com/ BanxQuote.com website]
* [http://www.banxcorp.com/ BanxCorp corporate website]