Abstract: A system comprises a combination of user examination decisions and semi-automated extraction tools, integrated into a web-based administration interface, to permit a user to quickly catalog a publically available financial website and extract financial rate data in a reproducible manner. The reproducibility of the extraction process allows for automated processes to re-extract the rate data as often as necessary to attain at least daily accuracy of recorded financial rates for a financial institution. The system allows for the tracking of over a quarter of a million financial rates, across varying website technologies and display formats, and the daily tracking of financial institution product data and especially financial products with frequently changing rates. A stable repository of rate data is also created to allow for data mining of financial trends to syndicated parties.

Abstract: A system comprises a combination of user examination decisions and semi-automated extraction tools, integrated into a web-based administration interface, to permit a user to quickly catalog a publically available financial website and extract financial rate data in a reproducible manner. The reproducibility of the extraction process allows for automated processes to re-extract the rate data as often as necessary to attain at least daily accuracy of recorded financial rates for a financial institution. The system allows for the tracking of over a quarter of a million financial rates, across varying website technologies and display formats, and the daily tracking of financial institution product data and especially financial products with frequently changing rates. A stable repository of rate data is also created to allow for data mining of financial trends to syndicated parties.