Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Bank 'problem' list climbs to 552


Despite the frenetic pace of bank failures this year, 552 lenders are still at risk of going under, according to a government report published Tuesday.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said that the number of banks on its so-called problem list climbed to its highest level since the end of 1993. At that time, the agency red-flagged 575 banks.

Mounting bank failures have proven costly for the FDIC, the government agency created to cover the deposits of consumers and businesses in the event that a bank is shut down.

On Tuesday, the agency revealed its deposit insurance fund, as a result, slipped into the red for the first time since 1991. (more)

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