Securities Identification and Descriptive information
The CUSIP Service Bureau is operated by Standard & Poor's for the American Bankers Association (ABA).
Its primary purpose is to uniquely identify issuers and issues of securities and financial instruments within a standard framework -- and disseminating this data to the financial marketplace.
Features
Instrument coverage includes debt, equity, warrants, preferreds, units, UITs, CDs, medium term notes, commercial paper, etc.
Mortgage-Backed and PPN files are sold separately.
Also available for Corporates only.
The CUSIP Corporate Service contains CUSIP numbers and standard descriptions on all publicly traded issuers and issues in the U.S. and Canada.
Delivery
With Standard & Poor's CUSIP-ISID Plus Access, you can access the entire universe of CUSIP numbers (Corporate, Municipal, Government, Mortgage-Backed and Private Placement) -- along with ISIDPlus, the global cross-reference database.
CUSIP-ISID Plus Access is also the industry standard for securities identification and descriptive information. Its 9-character numbering system of universally accepted codes simplifies communication and the recording of securities transactions.
Basic search by CUSIP, CINS and ISIDPlus global identifiers.
Additional data on new CUSIP issues (including Bond Counsel; State Code; Insured by; Form; Rate Type; First Coupon Date; Underwriter; Indicators (Yes/No); Callable, IPO; Pre-refunded; Depository Eligible).
Includes all national numbering systems.
Benefits
Direct access to the CUSIP and ISIDPlus databases via the Internet.
Real-time updates every five minutes.
Faster search capabilities.
Reduces clerical errors.
Additional delivery options: FTP, comma delimited relational database, and CD-ROM
Standard & Poor's CUSIP Service Bureau assigns a nine-character CUSIP number to each mortgage-backed pool issued by the following federal agencies: Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FMAC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac).
Standard & Poor's CUSIP® Service Bureau was selected by the NAIC to create, assign, and administer the Private Placement Number system (PPN) used by insurers to identify such investments in the annual statements filed with state regulatory authorities.
