When bad banks buy worse banks

The FDIC has sold several failed banks to institutions that are also losing money. Should this be a cause for concern?

Nine banks have failed so far this year. That's not good news, particularly since 25 failed last year.

Fortunately, customers of these banks have had little to worry about. In most cases, the FDIC immediately found a buyer for the failed banks, so depositors simply found a new name on their bank the Monday after the takeover.

What's more, the FDIC now insures up to $250,000 in individual accounts.

But none of that means ... Full Story »

Posted by Dale Penn
Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Business
Topics: U.S. Economy
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Feb 9, 2009 - 11:53 AM PST
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Dale Penn - Feb 9, 2009 - 11:53 AM PST

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Fred Gatlin
2.7
by Fred Gatlin - Feb. 9, 2009

This is a short article about banks who FDIC allows them to buy failed banks. FDIC decides when a bank fails and then decides the bank how can purchase it. This is more of concern than the story provides.

If we look at changes FDIC procures in the past year, we may learn more about why banks fail to provide loans.

See Full Review » (12 answers)
Dale Penn
4.1
by Dale Penn - Feb. 9, 2009

This commentary provides examples of recent bad bank buyouts arranged by federal regulators, and raises concerns about trends in this sector.

This is an emerging story I picked up from the Twitter Trends iPhone web app. It's getting a lot of buzz on Twitter.

See Full Review » (12 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.4

Average
from 3 reviews (30% confidence)
Quality
3.3
Information
4.0
Insight
3.5
Style
3.0
Context
4.0
Enterprise
2.0
Expertise
3.5
Originality
3.0
Relevance
3.0
Popularity
3.4
Recommendation
3.3
Credibility
3.7
# Reviews
1.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!