Table 3 goes some way to explain the breakdown
of the US regulated sector. Estimates for the number
of trust companies and dealers in metals and stones
are not available.
Table 3 outlines the number of banks in the United
States in 2006 by regulatory agency. The different
business structures of banks determine which
regulatory agency supervises the banking business.
The OCC supervises the 1,818 Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured nationally
chartered commercial banks and the 50 federal
branches and agencies of foreign banking
organisations. The Federal Reserve supervises the
907 FDIC-insured state chartered banks that are
members of the Federal Reserve System and