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...vast majority of the nation's banks are still stable. But the report notes that 12 banks failed last quarter and a total of 25 failed last year. That was the highest number since 1993, when 50 failed. More disturbing, an additional 252 banks, representing $159 billion in assets, went on the FDIC's "problem list," up from 76 institutions, worth $22 billion, at the beginning of 2008. That increase is already translating into what could be a record number of bank failures in 2009. Already this year, 19 banks have failed...
...Even for healthier banks, there's an unpleasant picture. In the fourth quarter of 2008, the nation's banks as a group lost $26.2 billion, compared with profits of $575 million for the fourth quarter of 2007. And though nearly half of the losses were concentrated in four big banks, one-third of all banks lost money in the fourth quarter, and only 36% reported year-over-year increases in quarterly earnings. The banks are clearly bracing for more bad news, setting aside more than 50% of their operating revenue to cover possible loan losses...
...nation's biggest banks, the U.S. Treasury is providing capital infusions and now a detailed stress test. Also, Citigroup announced on Friday the outline of a deal with Treasury to convert the government's holding of Citi preferred stock into common shares. The U.S. Treasury could end up owning more than 36% of the ailing bank. But confidence in the financial community remains low. Describing a vicious cycle of risk aversion, former Fed chief and current Obama adviser Paul Volcker told Congress's joint economic committee on Thursday that "an insecure bank faced with what it sees as insecure borrowers...
...front, however, the government's actions are paying off. Total deposits in the nation's banks increased in the fourth quarter by $307.9 billion as Americans poured their money into the safety of insured bank accounts. Now the question is, When will banks start to lend...
...with tanks and moving soldiers into position around it. As army helicopters hovered over the building throughout the day, the mutineers shot at them, demanding the tanks and troops be withdrawn before they would agree to any further talks. So far, most of the other BDR camps around the nation have been calm, but not all of them. In Khulna, a city in southern Bangladesh, the BDR soldiers, inspired by their colleagues' revolt, took control over the Goalkhali BDR camp. This is the BDR's most bloody mutiny in Bangladesh's 38-year-old political history and has taken place...