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The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Should Your Bank Deposits Be at Risk? Is the FDIC's guarantee of bank deposits a benefit to the system?  |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Smart Move That's Long Overdue It's about time banks stopped bilking the FDIC.  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 Bert Ely |
The Outlook for the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund An outline of what bank directors need to know about the FDIC insurance fund reform.  |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Banks' Next Roadblock: The FDIC The FDIC is running out of cash. Here's what that means for you and your bank.  |
FDIC FYI September 12, 2002 |
Bank Insurance Fund Reserve Ratio Above Statutory Minimum - For Now The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported today in the Quarterly Banking Profile that the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) reserve ratio rose to 1.26 percent at the end of June, just slightly above the statutorily mandated Designated Reserve Ratio (DRR) target of 1.25 percent.  |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Bad News for Big Banks How the new FDIC rules will impact megabanks.  |
FDIC FYI March 13, 2002 |
Banks and Thrifts Post Record Earnings, Insurance Funds Slide Full-year 2001 financial data for all FDIC-insured institutions, released today in the Quarterly Banking Profile, depict record bank and thrift earnings even as the reserve ratios of the FDIC insurance funds continue to slide...  |
FDIC FYI March 1, 2002 |
FDIC Notifies Banks that Higher Insurance Premiums Are Possible The Board of Directors of the FDIC today alerted insured institutions to the possibility of higher deposit insurance premiums in the second half of 2002...  |
U.S. Banker February 2009 Anthony Malakian |
Community Banks Paying for Bigger Brothers' Sins Community bankers have many reasons to be pessimistic about 2009, including the added pressure of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation raising the risk-based assessment rates in order to restore the Deposit Insurance Fund.  |
AskMen.com June 22, 2003 Dan Carter |
How To Protect Your Money As money is likely the end goal of your long, hard hours of work, protecting it should be one of your top priorities. To enjoy the fruits of your labor, certain measures should be taken to insure that the cash you earn stays in your pocket.  |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Tough Times at the FDIC Show me the money. Things are looking bleak for deposit insurance fund levels.  |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Morgan Housel |
How Not to Solve a Banking Crisis The FDIC's latest proposal just kicks the pain down the road.  |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2011 Morgan Housel |
How Successful Will Bank Transfer Day Be? Consumers might switch to credit unions where they get better service and lower fees, and for-profit banks might stem some of the rampant deposit growth and unprofitable customers that have been crimping profits. If only more protests could work this well.  |
OCC Bulletin July 12, 1999 |
Year 2000 FDIC Asset Liability Backup Program FDIC's interim final rule dealing with the backup of limited deposit and loan account information. The rule only applies to insured depository institutions with "needs improvement" and "unsatisfactory" Year 2000 ratings on or after July 31, 1999.  |
FDIC FYI June 12, 2002 |
Better Deposit Data Show BIF Below Target in First Quarter Estimated insured deposits of the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) increased by $75 billion during the first quarter. The increase is noteworthy because it caused the ratio of the BIF to insured deposits to decline to 1.24 percent, below the 1.25-percent Designated Reserve Ratio target.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Insuring Your Investments Several entities combine to protect assets in various accounts. Although all of these organizations provide some protection for investors, it's still best to avoid having to go through the process of dealing with an insolvent financial institution in the first place.  |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2009 Morgan Housel |
How Bad Are These Bank Failures? Let's take a look at the coming wave of bank failures compared to other banking meltdowns.  |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Paul M. Thomson |
Is the Law of Unintended Consequences at Work at the FDIC? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) temporarily increased the limit on bank checking and savings deposits to $250,000 per qualified account through 2009.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2011 Morgan Housel |
A Bull Market in Bank Deposits The big rush to cash.  |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Matt Cropp |
In Pictures: Banks vs. Credit Unions in the Financial Crisis Credit union advocates argue that their financial institutions rode out the financial crisis better than commercial banks. Are their claims backed up by the numbers?  |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Dakin Campbell |
The Humble Saver Rediscovers Banks Consumers are saving more, which is boosting deposits at America's banks.  |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Rob Garver |
Cold Turkey on Hot Money An FDIC crackdown on brokered deposits has some banks seeking funding alternatives. But is the cure worse than the disease?  |
CFO April 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
The Big Fail Despite the reach of Dodd-Frank, the "too-big-to-fail" bank dilemma lives on.  |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Russ Krull |
Big Banks Banking Big Bucks Some good news on banks from the FDIC.  |
U.S. Banker May 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Banks are Failing -- But It's Nothing Like the Old Days Today's bank failures have nothing on the savings-and-loan crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s.  |
U.S. Banker July 2009 Glen Fest |
Bidder Medicine While its house was burning down, BankUnited of Coral Gables, Fla., was on a deposit-gathering spree.  |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Joe Adler |
Get Ready for Rising Rates Near-zero interest rates won't last forever, and regulators are warning banks -- particularly those that added long-term assets using short-term funds -- to take steps to manage their risk.  |
Bank Systems & Technology May 28, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
U.S. Banking Sector One Step Closer to Super Regulator Reports indicate that plans may be in the works to consolidate the current array of financial services regulatory agencies into one body.  |
U.S. Banker October 2008 John Engen |
Got Deposits? The implications of the present shakeout won't be fully understood for years, but it seems clear that the competition for deposits will be more intense in the years ahead.  |
The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Sean Ryan |
The Wrong Way to End "Too Big to Fail" The case against Glass-Steagall 2.0. Enshrine in law that henceforth, shareholders and creditors are on their own. No more privatized gains and socialized losses.  |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Stick a Fork in Free Market Banking Let's stop fooling ourselves when talking about potential solutions. The U.S. banking system is not a free market system. Efforts to free up banks to do whatever they like have only allowed insiders to profit while the rest of the country bears the risks.  |
Bank Systems & Technology September 29, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Wachovia to be Acquired by Citi Wachovia will be acquired by New York-based Citigroup in a deal facilitated by the FDIC.  |
The Motley Fool December 5, 2011 John Maxfield |
2 Charts Expose Europe's Ominous Reality Do these charts foretell of an imminent credit crisis in Europe?  |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 |
Bank Stocks: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind (Fool TV) According to the FDIC, some 700 banks are still considered "problem institutions" today. That's 10% of the industry.  |
Registered Rep. March 2, 2010 Kristen French |
Senate Nears Deal, Consumer Protection At The Fed Circulated Monday by Chris Dodd, Senate banking committee chairman, the latest proposal would house a semi-autonomous consumer protection agency inside of the Federal Reserve, according a story in the Financial Times.  |
U.S. Banker May 2010 |
Be Patient and Let Margins Expand with Time Here are three actions banks can-and should-take today to ensure stronger margins in the future.  |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2009 L. William Seidman |
It Will Get Better--But Not Soon The good news is that oil is under $50 a barrel. The bad news is the recession is going to get worse before it gets better.  |
FDIC FYI March 25, 2004 |
The Evolving Role of Commercial Banks in U.S. Credit Markets A careful analysis of U.S. financial sector data shows that banks' share of the financial services market has not shrunk to the extent that is commonly asserted. Moreover, banks have assumed leading roles in providing some of the newer types of financial services products, such as credit card securitizations and mortgage banking services.  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Mike Norman |
A Simple Guide to Creating Money The government's printing money like crazy. Or is it? If economic conditions provide for few business opportunities, the Fed can exert little influence over monetary growth.  |
Bank Systems & Technology October 14, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
U.S. Govt. Unveils Bank Buy-in Plan Also, Treasury announced it will apply compensation restrictions to the most highly compensated executives down the corporate ladder.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
In Search of Yield If short-term rates continue rising, clients will be focusing more on how their cash is being employed. The increased attention will pressure advisors to look for creative solutions that will generate extra pennies from cash holdings.  |
FDIC FYI October 3, 2002 |
FDIC Looks to Research Used in Private Sector for Pricing and Managing Risk Results from a conference exploring how to more closely tie premiums for federal deposit insurance to banks' risk profiles.  |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
More Mind-Numbing Stupidity The FDIC didn't collect premiums from many banks for 10 years. Say what?  |
FDIC FYI August 8, 2002 |
Twenty-Five Largest Banking Companies Second quarter net income dips slightly; asset quality worsens.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Liz Peek |
A Bold New Plan: Dump FAS 157 What can President Obama's financial team do to right the banking ship? One idea that should be reviewed is the elimination of mark-to-market accounting, required by FAS 157, which would go a long way toward stabilizing the banks.  |
U.S. Banker June 2011 Dan Geller |
Bank Deposits: An Economic Ballot Box Never before in the history of U.S. banking has such a large amount of money been held in liquid accounts.  |
FDIC FYI December 10, 2003 Steven Burton |
A Portfolio Perspective for Evaluating the Adequacy of the Insurance Funds FDIC economists have teamed up with prominent members of the academic community to develop a state-of-the art approach to measure risks posed to the bank (BIF) and savings association (SAIF) insurance funds.  |
U.S. Banker August 2010 Bill Byerly |
In Defense of Startups That the FDIC should determine how many banks exist is ludicrous.  |
U.S. Banker November 2009 Cheyenne Hopkins |
PPIP Finally Ready, But Who's Selling? Now that a government program to buy up toxic assets finally appears ready to fly, many observers are wondering if there is any need for it.  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Russ Krull |
How Taxing Will Bank Taxes Be? Proposed fee hits some banks hard.  |