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
Sudan War: Gold, a Key Port, and Two Armies With No Legitimate Claim
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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of Sudan’s warring parties, have taken
over El Fasher, a city in Darfur, western Sudan. This city is the largest
in the...
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