What banks failed during the Great Recession?
Bank | Date | |
---|---|---|
10 | Integrity Bank | August 29, 2008 |
11 | Silver State Bank | September 5, 2008 |
12 | Ameribank | September 19, 2008 |
13 | Washington Mutual Bank | September 25, 2008 |
The FDIC reported 492 bank failures during the period January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2013.
From 2008 through 2015, more than 500 banks failed as a result of this crisis, however, due to the protection extended by the FDIC, insured deposits were safe once again.
In all, 489 FDIC-insured banks failed during the crisis years 2008 through 2013. Typical characteristics of the banks that failed included heightened concentrations of ADC lending, rapid asset growth, heightened reliance on funding sources other than stable core deposits, and relatively lower capital-to-asset ratios.
On Sept. 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers, a well-known and respected investment bank, filed for bankruptcy protection after the Bush Administration's Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, refused to grant them a bailout.
Examples of 'Too Big to Fail' Companies
Bank of America Corp. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Citigroup Inc. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
There were 25 bank failures in 2008.
The Depression
In all, 9,000 banks failed--taking with them $7 billion in depositors' assets. And in the 1930s there was no such thing as deposit insurance--this was a New Deal reform. When a bank failed the depositors were simply left without a penny.
Since the beginning of the credit crunch in August, 2007, a total of 14 banks have closed their doors, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This year alone, 12 banks have gone under.
Below is a list of all the US banks that have closed this year, with the most recent ones first. A total of 140 banks have failed so far in 2009, versus 25 for all of 2008.