2009, Volume 3, Number 2
FDIC
Quarterly
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Celebrates Its75th Year
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Quarterly Banking Profile: First Quarter 2009
FDIC-insured institutions reported net income of $7.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009, a decline of $11.7 billion (60.8 percent) from the $19.3 billion that the industry earned in the first quarter of 2008. Higherloan-loss provisions, increased goodwill write-downs, and reduced income from securitization activities allcontributed to the year-over-year earnings decline. Three out of five insured institutions reported lower netincome in the first quarter and one in five was unprofitable.
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Insurance Fund Indicators
Estimated insured deposits (based on the basic FDIC insurance limit of $100,000) increased by 1.7 percentin the first quarter of 2009. The Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio fell to 0.27 percent, and 21 FDIC-insured institutions failed during the quarter.
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Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
The FDIC Board approved the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) in response to majordisruptions in credit markets. The TLGP improves access to liquidity for participating institutions by fullyguaranteeing non-interest-bearing transaction deposit accounts and by guaranteeing eligible senior unsecureddebt. As of March 31, 2009, more than 86 percent of FDIC-insured institutions have opted in to the Trans-action Account Guarantee Program, and 8,102 eligible entities have elected the option to participate inthe Debt Guarantee Program. Approximately $700 billion in non-interest-bearing transaction accounts wasguaranteed as of March 31, 2009, and $336 billion in guaranteed senior unsecured debt, issued by 97 entities,was outstanding at the end of the first quarter.
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Feature Articles:
The FDIC’s Small-Dollar Loan Pilot Program: A Case Studyafter One Year
The FDIC’s Small-Dollar Loan Pilot Program is a two-year case study designed to identify best practices inaffordable small-dollar loan programs that can be replicated by other financial institutions. This article summa-rizes results from the first four quarters of the pilot, highlights factors that have contributed to the success of participating banks’ programs, and presents the most common small-dollar loan business models.
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Findings from the
FDIC Survey of Bank Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked
This article summarizes key findings of the
FDIC Survey of Bank Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked
.
It is intended to inform bankers, policymakers, and researchers of the results of the survey and to outline stepsfor improving access to the mainstream financial system.
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