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Access is generally available to all people. Registration or account creation might be required to access.

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Access is available to all people ON the UC Irvine campus and at GML.

OFF campus access requires Authorized Affiliates to log into the VPN with their active UCInetID and password. Authorized Affiliates are people with an active UCInetID and password, i.e., current UC Irvine students and employees.

 


Access requires an active UCInetID and password.

Authorized Affiliates are people with an active UCInetID and password, i.e., current UC Irvine students and employees.

 


These resources are not licensed by the UC Irvine Libraries, but librarians occasionally promote them when they are relevant for certain types of research.

Access is available only for Authorized Affiliates, who are also affiliated with the Paul Merage School of Business.

 

The resources are limited to select UC Irvine populations, based on a person’s status, e.g., current UC Irvine Faculty or PhD students. Please refer to the UC Irvine Libraries for access instructions.

Examples for why content may be limited include: a vendor set restrictions on who may access their information; alternatively, information may be sensitive, identifying, or embargoed.

 


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About

Access: UCI- Authorized Affiliates
Geography- US

ratewatch logo textU.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. 

Access

Anteater mascot sticking its tongue through a hoop.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. 

This resource is only available 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, like Alumni or Visitors.  


Dataset Access Request Form

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The UC Irvine Libraries typically process requests within 48 hours during the business week.  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 am 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-request-form/internal/overview