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This file contains the basic data on institutions. It includes the institution identifier; institution type code; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency identifier; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation identifier; Federal Reserve Board identifiers; institution full name and effective date, institution short name, physical and mailing addresses, city, state, and ZIP code; county, country, and Metropolitan Statistical Area codes; institution established, open, active, and inactive dates; trust activity and trust powers codes; transfer agent security identifier and effective dates; electronic data processing codes; institution subsidiary and branch codes; and database management tracking dates. The institution identifier and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency identifier allows for the information contained in this file to be associated with the other files in this series.