Financial Services Industry Overview

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Industry Description

Companies that provide products and services to facilitate the flow of money, such as credit and related services; investment-related services; oversight services, including accounting, regulatory agencies, and data oversight; stock exchange; and associated marketing services.

Summary

Money doesn’t just make the world go ‘round. It also keeps the presses humming and the subpoenas flying. Just ask a few of the companies that have found themselves unwillingly in the media spotlight during recent years.

Sure, there have always been scoundrels and scandals in the financial services industry.

Industry Competitors

Industry Codes

Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Financial Services maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

NAICS
NAICS Title
Commercial Banking
Savings Institutions
Credit Unions
Other Depository Credit Intermediation

Industry Associations & Organizations

Related Industries

Industry Financials

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Financial Services industry.

Indicator
Total
NAICS Codes
45
Establishments
494,846
Sales, receipts or shipments ($1,000)
$1,695,962,495
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
$349,958,760
Paid Employees
6,573,497

Industry People



Industry Jobs

New England Financial - Wichita.KS
From CareerBuilder
Butler Community College - Andover.KS
From WichitaDiversity.com
Via Christi - Wichita.KS
From Nationjob.com

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