Showing posts with label Bank failures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bank failures. Show all posts
Monday, November 28, 2011

Big Banks Get Bigger While the Smaller Banks Disappear

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The FDIC released data on the state of the banking industry last week.   And, we see that the size and number of the bigger banks increase w...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Business Lending is Increasing, Especially at the Largest US Banks

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Business lending continues to accelerate in US commercial banking system according to the latest data released by the Federal Reserve Sys...
Monday, October 3, 2011

The Banking Mess: It's Not Over Until It's Over

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Credit inflation impacts asset values.   In a credit inflation, the expansion of credit takes place at a faster rate of growth than does ...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Struggling With A Great Contraction

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Martin Wolf of the Financial Times recently returned from vacation.    It is interesting to see where this “top” economic co...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Number of Banks in US Banking System Continues to Decline

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There were 40 fewer banks at the end of the second quarter than there were at the end of the first quarter according to data...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Debt Deflation and the Selling of Small Businesses

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The Wall Street Journal carries the story, “Sales of Small Firms Are Up”. ( http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230...
Monday, April 18, 2011

Commercial Banks Closures in 2011

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation oversaw the closing of six banks on Friday, April 15.   This brings the total for 2011 up to 34...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

FDIC Bill for Loan Losses at Failed Banks to Reach $30 Billion

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The good news is that the FDIC payments to those organizations and institutions buying failed banks during the present crisis are smaller th...
Monday, January 3, 2011

What to Watch For in Early 2011

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There are four situations in the financial area that require special attention in, at least, the early part of 2011. These situations pertai...