This topic focuses on the U.S. financial markets. We periodically cover international markets.
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.