Orbis Bank Focus Data Available in WRDS

The Orbis Bank Focus data set is available now through the WRDS interface. 

Orbis Bank Focus is a new database of banks worldwide. The information is sourced by Bureau van Dijk from a combination of annual reports, information providers and regulatory sources.

Orbis Bank Focus currently contains detailed information on 42,000 institutions with financials (30,000 US [Banks & Credit Unions] and 12,000 Non-US), including 5 years’ history for listed banks and 3 years’ for unlisted.

For more information on Orbis Bank Focus, see https://www.bvdinfo.com/en-us/our-products/company-information/international-products/orbis-banks

WRDS is available to current faculty, staff and students at the UM Ann Arbor Campus.