$1.$ One of the best sources of information about financial institutions is the U$.$S$.$ Flow of

Funds report produced by the Federal Reserve. This document contains data on

most financial intermediaries. Go to

www$.$federalreserve.gov$/$releases$/$Z$1/.$ Go to

December $2023$ release. Please enter and label each data input $($the numerator and denominator$),$ then label and calculate each percentage using cell links.

Go to the Levels Tables and answer the following questions.

a$.$ What percentage of assets do commercial banks hold in loans? What

percentage of assets are held in mortgage loans? $($look at $$U$.$S$.$ Chartered Depository Institutions$)$

b$.$ What percentage of assets do credit unions hold in mortgage loans and in

consumer loans? calculate the percentages for mortgage loans and consumer loans separately $($not combined$).$

$2.$ The most famous financial market in the world is the New York Stock Exchange. Go

to www$.$nyse.com.

a$.$ What is the mission of the NYSE?

b$.$ Firms must pay a fee to list their shares for sale on the NYSE. What is the listing fee for the first$-$time issue of a class of common shares?