United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-03-01 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:IAP-95-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1 P0b002ee18039959d f:ia95001 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1 IAP-95-1 Agency missions Regulatory agencies Audits Financial institutions Financial management Investigations by federal agencies Investigations into federal agencies Banking regulation Insurance regulation Securities regulation Letter Report GAO presented its Financial Institutions and Markets issue area plan for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) it plans to, in consultation with others, develop issue area plans to direct its limited resources to the most important issues of concern to Congress; (2) the Financial Institutions and Markets issue area generally focuses on establishing a regulatory framework for financial institutions and covers the federal agencies that regulate and support the financial sector; (3) recent GAO reports cover such issues as interstate banking, the credit card industry, banks' insider lending activities, the Federal Home Loan Bank System, the Farm Credit System, and the risks of financial derivatives to individual firms and the financial system; and (4) the principal issues include enhancing financial system efficiency, maintaining financial system integrity, and facilitating choices about financial services. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1/html/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1/pdf/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1.pdf GAO/IAP-95-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-1 Letter Report GAO/IAP-95-1; Financial Institutions and Markets Issue Area Plan--Fiscal Years 1996-98; Agency missions Regulatory agencies Audits Financial institutions Financial management Investigations by federal agencies Investigations into federal agencies Banking regulation Insurance regulation Securities regulation