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FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) vs PCAOB AuditorSearch comparison

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

Quick takeaways

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) adds Data APIs, Financials, and Acquisitions coverage that PCAOB AuditorSearch skips.

In depth comparison

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) logo

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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PCAOB AuditorSearch

pcaobus.org

Free public database built from Form AP filings. Users can search audit engagements by company, firm, or partner, or download the full dataset as a CSV file updated daily. Bulk downloads are timestamped in Eastern Time and do not include the ticker field.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Searchable by engagement partner, audit firm, or public company, with support for company name, CIK, ticker, and firm identifiers.
  • Displays engagement partner details, audit firm name and location, and the extent of participation of other firms.
  • Bulk dataset download in CSV format, updated daily. The file includes all Form AP data fields documented in the dictionary, with timestamps in Eastern Time.
  • Form AP filings are required for each audit of a public company, forming the core of the database.
  • Advanced search tools and a contact form are available for deeper queries and user support.

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Where they differ

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIsFinancialsAcquisitions
  • 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

AttributeFDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)PCAOB AuditorSearch
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Unique: Data APIs, Financials, Acquisitions

Shared: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other, Stocks

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

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.

Unique

  • Searchable by engagement partner, audit firm, or public company, with support for company name, CIK, ticker, and firm identifiers.
  • Displays engagement partner details, audit firm name and location, and the extent of participation of other firms.
  • Bulk dataset download in CSV format, updated daily. The file includes all Form AP data fields documented in the dictionary, with timestamps in Eastern Time.
  • Form AP filings are required for each audit of a public company, forming the core of the database.
  • Advanced search tools and a contact form are available for deeper queries and user support.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) and PCAOB AuditorSearch 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 FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) and PCAOB AuditorSearch require subscriptions?

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

How can you access FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) and PCAOB AuditorSearch?

Both FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) and PCAOB AuditorSearch 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?

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) differentiates itself with 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., whereas PCAOB AuditorSearch stands out for Searchable by engagement partner, audit firm, or public company, with support for company name, CIK, ticker, and firm identifiers., Displays engagement partner details, audit firm name and location, and the extent of participation of other firms., and Bulk dataset download in CSV format, updated daily. The file includes all Form AP data fields documented in the dictionary, with timestamps in Eastern Time..

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