RateWatch Scholar Historical Data

Access: UCI- Authorized Affiliates
Geography- US
U.S. financial institution data for 96,000+ branch locations, including banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, etc.  Data is provided voluntarily and focuses on retail products offered to the general public.  Data availability varies by time and type.  

The UC Irvine Libraries license two RateWatch products:

• Historical Deposit Data, 2001- April 2023 
  Includes CDs, Money Market, Savings and checking accounts, and IRA accounts.
   
• Historical Loan Data, 2001 - April 2023
  Includes new and used auto loans, personal loans, LOCs, HELOCs and mortgages, with interest rates. 
   

Output includes fields such as: certification number, institution name, address, asset size, institution type, MSA codes and federal reserve districts. Data is provided in a format compatible with Excel, SPSS, MathLab and other processing programs. Each set includes a data dictionary.  Data can be packaged by geography, historical time period and product details and combined with institution identifiers for handling and analyzing.  The RateWatch Quality team monitors data collection methods at every step to ensure currency and precision. 

This resource is strictly limited to UC Irvine Authorized Affiliates (i.e., current UC Irvine students and employees, with an active UCInetID). 

• The UC Irvine Libraries cannot facilitate access for people who are not UC Irvine Authorized Affiliates. 
• Researchers not who are not UC Irvine Authorized Affiliates should read our Visitors FAQ for more information.  

Because of data vendors' restrictions, some resources require you to take additional steps (jumping through hoops) to access.  To request access, please complete the form below. 

Dataset Access Request Form

It only takes 1-2 minutes to complete!  

The UC Irvine Libraries typically process requests within 48 business hours.  If you don't receive an update after 48 business hours, please do the following:

1. Visit the Libraries' Ask A Librarian email service page.
    
2. Copy and paste this script into the email form:
   • Question: 
     Dataset Access Request
      
   • More Detail/Explanation:
     Hello, I'm a UC Irvine researcher requesting access to a dataset that requires a library staff member to facilitate.  It has been more than 48 business hours since I submitted the Dataset Access Request Form (guides.lib.uci.edu/dataset-access-request-form), and I have not received a reply.  I need UC Irvine Libraries staff to help me get access to the data by visiting the following guide (LibApps login required):  https://guides.lib.uci.edu/dataset-access-requests