FDIC Chairwoman Bair Too big to fail has become worse. Its become explicit when it was implicit before.

Treasury Sec. Geithner Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done.

Six Banks Fail, 2010 Tally at 15 »

Six community banks failed Friday, bringing the 2010 tally of...

Commercial Property Is Biggest Risk, U.S. Bank Examiners Find »

Losses on commercial real estate loans pose the biggest risk...

FDIC Draws Brisk Bidding on Loans by Failed Banks »

Investors are jostling for the chance to buy a $1.1...

2010 Trends: Bankers see another tough year ahead »

Leading community bankers say the very weak economy and continued...

Fifteen local banks under regulatory scrutiny for problems »

The Philadelphia region escaped last year with no bank failures,...

Williams: Not all doomsday for U.S. banks »

One thing Matt Williams would like to make clear is...

On The Front Lines American Marine Bank

American Marine Bank »

American Marine Bank, Bainbridge Island, WA with approximately $373.2 million in assets and approximately $308.5 million in deposits was closed. Columbia State Bank, Tacoma, WA has agreed to assume all deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits....

January 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »
First Regional Bank

First Regional Bank »

First Regional Bank, Los Angeles, CA with approximately $2.18 billion in assets and approximately $1.87 billion in deposits was closed. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, NC has agreed to assume all deposits, excluding certain...

January 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »
National News

Six Banks Fail, 2010 Tally at 15 »

Six Banks Fail, 2010 Tally at 15

Six community banks failed Friday, bringing the 2010 tally of failed U.S. banking institutions to 15. Friday’s failures are expected to cost the Federal Deposit...

Jan 30 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Commercial Property Is Biggest Risk, U.S. Bank Examiners Find »

Commercial Property Is Biggest Risk, U.S. Bank Examiners Find

Losses on commercial real estate loans pose the biggest risk to U.S. banks this year, troubling smaller lenders while unlikely to threaten the entire...

Jan 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Worrisome trends of bank closings in America »

Worrisome trends of bank closings in America

Yesterday’s bank closings (three total) evidence a continuation of the worrisome trends we have been seeing over the past several months. Based on an...

Dec 13 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Bank failure tally reaches 130 »

Bank failure tally reaches 130

Regulators close  Cleveland-based AmTrust Bank, and five other banks which are estimated to cost the FDIC $2.4 billion. The nation’s tally of 2009 bank casualties...

Dec 4 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Regional News

2010 Trends: Bankers see another tough year ahead »

2010 Trends: Bankers see another tough year ahead

Leading community bankers say the very weak economy and continued high unemployment will weigh on the region in 2010 while the banking industry itself is in for a round of consolidation. “We are in for a rough year. The economy is very soft. I don’t think...

Jan 4 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Fifteen local banks under regulatory scrutiny for problems »

Fifteen local banks under regulatory scrutiny for problems

The Philadelphia region escaped last year with no bank failures, but that does not mean federal bank regulators are failing to scrutinize local institutions. At the end of the year, 15 of 101 banks based here were operating under regulatory agreements to address weaknesses in loans...

Jan 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Williams: Not all doomsday for U.S. banks »

Williams: Not all doomsday for U.S. banks

One thing Matt Williams would like to make clear is that a struggling economy has not treated all bankers badly. “Many banks are in trouble but a lot of news articles lump all banks together and include investment bankers and mortgage brokers which are clearly not...

Dec 24 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Local News

Behind the deal: How Tri City bought the Bank of Elmwood »

Behind the deal: How Tri City bought the Bank of ElmwoodRACINE – According to Michael Burke of the Racine Journal times, as far as outsiders knew, the 76 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. employees in town...

Oct 31 2009 / No comment / Read More »
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Regulation Uncertainty seen over global bank regulatory push

Uncertainty seen over global bank regulatory push

Bankers and politicians agreed on little in public during this week’s World Economic Forum gathering of top CEOs and policymakers in the Swiss Alps, other than the desire to see regulations coordinated around...

Jan 30, 2010 / More » Democrats tussle with GOP, bankers and themselves over Wall Street regulations

Democrats tussle with GOP, bankers and themselves over Wall Street regulations

House debate over a vast rewrite of Wall Street regulations kicks off in a charged partisan atmosphere, with plenty of pressure from big bank and business lobbies determined to change it. At the same...

Dec 10, 2009 / More »
Surveys Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices – Oct 2009

Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices – Oct 2009

The October 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of and demand for loans to businesses and households over the past three months. The survey...

Nov 13, 2009 / More » Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices – July 2009

Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices – July 2009

The July 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, loans to businesses and households over the past three months.  The survey...

Aug 13, 2009 / More »
Consulting FDIC Ramps Up Hiring, 2010 May Be Busy

FDIC Ramps Up Hiring, 2010 May Be Busy

The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today approved a $4.0 billion Corporate Operating Budget for 2010. The Board also revised the current 2009 budget to $2.6 billion (FDIC.gov) ‘The...

Dec 25, 2009 / More » Contractor Travel Reimbursement Guidelines

Contractor Travel Reimbursement Guidelines

These are the most recent guidelines as of January 2009.  They give you a good idea of what the FDIC expects to pay for you being on the road. Please feel free to...

Nov 7, 2009 / More »
Job Bank FDIC Taps Failed Banks’ Talent

FDIC Taps Failed Banks’ Talent

Former employees of failed banks could be just the experts needed to help the FDIC sort through those banks’ affairs. According to an article by J. Scott Trubey in the Atlanta Journal, it’s not...

Aug 28, 2009 / More » Banking Blues

Banking Blues

It’s not just the big banks that are in trouble. Community and regional banks are also struggling under the weight of bad loans. Kent Bernhard, Jr. writes at Portfolio.com that regional and community banks...

Aug 21, 2009 / More »
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