This topic focuses on issues relating to the stability and documented U.S. bank failures. Additional policy and related information can also be found relating to the U.S. banking system. Due to the length of subtopics, articles are now all linked below and will be regularly updated from this page.
Bank Failure Tracker
2010-12-31 Bank Failure List (157)
The FDIC has seized a total of 157 banks in 2010, 17 more then the 140 bank failures in 2009. 2010 ranks #3 as the largest number of bank failures in U.S. history. The Great Depression was #1 where some 9,000 banks failed. The Savings and Loan (S&L) Crisis was #2 were 1,043 banks with over $500 Billion in assets went under.