Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• US 4Q bank earnings up 37 pct as lending rises

  Profits at U.S. banks jumped almost 37 percent for the October-December period, reaching the highest level for a fourth quarter in six years as banks ... 

• Washington state bank closes; first failure of '13

  U.S. regulators on Friday closed a small lender in Washington state, making it the first bank failure of 2013 following 51 closures last year. 

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  Fewer US banks failing as industry strengthens

  U.S. banks are ending the year with their best profits since 2006 and fewer failures than at any time since the financial crisis struck in 2008. 

• Senate bill would extend deposit insurance program

  To prevent a possible run on banks at the height of the financial crisis four years ago, Congress expanded government insurance for certain bank ... 

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  US bank earnings up 6.6 pct., most in 6 years

  U.S. banks earned more from July through September than in any other quarter over the past six years. The increase is further evidence that the ...