The FDIC lists 416 banks with $299.8 billion in assets as “problem” banks in Q2, up from 305 banks with $220.0 billion in assets in Q1, and 252 and $159.4 billion in assets in Q4 2008.
The DIF’s reserve ratio was 0.22 percent on June 30, 2009, down from 0.27 percent at March 31, 2009, and 1.01 percent one year ago. The June figure is the lowest reserve ratio for the combined bank and thrift insurance fund since March 31, 1993, when the reserve ratio was 0.06 percent.
See the report here: FDIC Report
Easing Capital, Reviving Risk: The Quiet Return of Too Big to Fail
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Less capital, more risk. The latest move on big-bank rules suggests that
too big to fail was never solved, only deferred.
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