37.8% of the 7,198 scored sites in Banks and credit unions are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 777 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites

2,722 of 7,198 scored sites

Group

Banks and credit unions

Test

RCH-1

Test

RCH-2

Edition

Census Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

Caveat

A public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Banks and credit unions.

How to check

• The group and its sites: Banks and credit unions.
• How the census is run: methodology.
• The figures: summary.json or claims.json.
• Every published figure: all claims for the United States.

Link to this claim: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/banks-credit-unions-gated

Cite as TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Banks and credit unions, United States, n = 7,198. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/banks-credit-unions-gated