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Problem bank list climbs to 829

Posted by moneymaker on August 31st, 2010

The government's list of troubled banks hit its highest level since 1992 during the second quarter, although the pace of growth continued to slow, according to a government report released Tuesday.

The number of banks at risk of failing rose by almost 7% to reach 829, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said in its quarterly survey of the nation's banking system.

Bank Failure - 2009 Failed Banks

Posted by Guru on December 11th, 2009

The collapse of the housing market, and the increase in mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures, coupled with the credit crisis have all led to a dramatic increase in bank failures over the past few years. When banks fail, the FDIC is appointed as receiver. Depositors are protected up to the FDIC insurance limit.

Gold investing - Byron King from Whiskey and Gunpowder thinks that we’ll see huge market declines in part because of a huge drop in consumer spending. As volatility increases and faith for the U.S. dollar circles the drain, two gold companies should soar.

2008 Banks Failures Now Total 21

Posted by Navivest on November 23rd, 2008

As the economy weakens, the number of bank failures keeps rising. On Friday 11/21, the FDIC seized three banks, bringing the number of bank failures in the U.S. to 21.

Most investors are afraid they will wake up next Monday morning with a worthless financial stock, whose deposits have been sold to another institution.

Lately Hank Paulson has drawn a line in the sand - no more bailouts - no more "moral hazard." The reasoning is, if market participants think the government will bail them out of their mistakes, they will become reckless, which is moral hazard. I disagree.

Shaken to its Core

Posted by InvestorPlace on September 16th, 2008

What should investors do when the banks are crumbling around them? Louis Navellier of the Navellier Growth Blog, tackles the "what" and "why" of bank failures, and reminds investors how to stay safe in this economy.

Hume Bank Bites the Dust

Posted by Travisbickle on March 9th, 2008

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced very quietly the failure of a bank in Missouri called Hume Bank.
As I have said before, this will be the first of many failures over the next year. The Hume Bank was founded in 1909, and survived the Great Depression, but apparently not the “Great Deleveraging.”

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