VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Tool Comparison

Capitol Trades vs FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Capitol Trades adds US Government Trades, Newsletters, and Blogs coverage that FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) skips.

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) includes Data APIs, Financials, and Acquisitions categories that Capitol Trades omits.

In depth comparison

Capitol Trades

capitoltrades.com

Free, public dashboard tracking U.S. politicians’ trade disclosures under the STOCK Act. Near real‑time postings of newly published disclosures, with rich filters (chamber, party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, trade size, sector, etc.). Asset coverage spans stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds (incl. munis/USTs), options, and crypto. Operated by 2iQ Research.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.
Weekly email newsletter; active X/Twitter feed with immediate updates.

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FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)

banks.data.fdic.gov

Official FDIC hub to search FDIC‑insured institutions and programmatically pull institution demographics, branch locations, structural events (mergers/changes), failures & assistance transactions, Summary of Deposits (SOD), and financials. BankFind exposes a public REST API with JSON/CSV output and Elastic‑style filter syntax. Demographic data update weekly; financial data quarterly; SOD is annual (as of June 30). Keys are supported but currently not required. Bulk downloads limit: one quarter for financials and one year for SOD per request.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934.
Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics.
REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination.
‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary.
Bulk data: download helpers and constraints (e.g., single quarter for financials; single year for SOD) to keep payloads manageable.

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Where they differ

Capitol Trades

Distinct strengths include:

US Government Trades Newsletters Blogs

Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics.
Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more.
Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats.
Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds.

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs Financials Acquisitions

Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934.
Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics.
REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination.
‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Capitol Trades	FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Regulatory Filings Monitoring Unique: US Government Trades, Newsletters, Blogs	Shared: Regulatory Filings Monitoring Unique: Data APIs, Financials, Acquisitions
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Options, Cryptos	Other, Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics. Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more. Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats. Coverage includes bonds (e.g., municipal/UST) and crypto transactions, alongside equities and funds. Weekly email newsletter; active X/Twitter feed with immediate updates. Site shows up to 3 years of history (full archive available via 2iQ enterprise products).	Unique Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934. Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics. REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination. ‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary. Bulk data: download helpers and constraints (e.g., single quarter for financials; single year for SOD) to keep payloads manageable. Events & Changes (OSCR) search for structural, non‑financial activity; separate Bank Failures & Assistance dataset spanning back to 1934.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Capitol Trades and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) both support?

Both platforms cover Regulatory Filings Monitoring workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Capitol Trades and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) require subscriptions?

Both Capitol Trades and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Capitol Trades and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)?

Both Capitol Trades and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Capitol Trades differentiates itself with Near real‑time publication of newly disclosed trades and analytics., Comprehensive filters: chamber (Senate/House), party, committee, state, asset type, transaction type, size, issuer country/sector and more., and Politician pages with bios, committee memberships, tweets, trading activity and preferred sectors; issuer pages with frequent‑trader stats., whereas FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) stands out for Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934., Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics., and REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination..

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