FINANCE (FI)

A primary category containing information pertaining to superintending and managing the national finance, including collections, disbursements and accounting; taxation; credit and loans; federal budget; securities, investments and related finance subjects.

Subject categories and sub-categories fully available for research are bolded. Closed categories and sub-categories have a simple phrase describing their contents.

DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY FILE CODES

File Code Description

FI Finance

FI001 Accounting – Audits

FI001-01 Collections – Receipts – User Fees

FI001-02 Disbursements – Expenditures

FI001-03 Irregularities, Financial

FI002 Banks – Banking

FI003 Bonds – Stocks – Investments

FI004 Budget – Appropriations

FI004-01 Allocations

FI004-02 Estimates, Budget

FI005 Credit – Loans

FI005-01 Agricultural Loans

FI005-02 Housing, Loans

FI005-03 Schools – Student Teacher

FI005-04 Finance: Small Business Loans (3.2 ft.; boxes 1-8)

A subject category containing correspondence primarily from the general public regarding procurement of small business loans, payments, and eligibility.

FI005-05 Transportation Loans

FI006 Funds – Accounts

FI007 Interest Rates

Largely correspondence and memos from the public and Congress regarding interest rate policy in general, and setting interest rates in particular.

FI008 Monetary Systems

Memos and correspondence relating to U.S. monetary systems, including such topics as commemorative coins; proposed changes to U.S. money’s design and makeup, gold standard issues, and international money and trade issues (e.g. European common currency, the value of the Japanese yen).

FI009 Public Debt

FI010 Taxation

FI010-01 Excise Tax – Estate – Gift – Excess Profit

FI010-02 Income Tax

FI010-03 Real Estate Tax – Personal Property

FI010-04 Sales Tax