Creating a financial institution A financial institution is a bank. Access Treasury Administrator > Cash Setup > Financial Institutions. From the Actions menu, select Create. Use the following guidelines to enter field values: Financial Institution Name of the financial institution Description Description of the financial institution Website URL of the financial institution Active Indicates if the financial institution is active or not Click Save. Once the financial institution has been saved, four new tabs will be accessible: Branches, Fee Service Codes, Institution Ratings, and Documents.