Unofficial Problem Bank List - December 28Th Update

The Calculated Risk blog has updated its Unofficial Problem Bank List. It also has updated its transition matrix which shows the total number of banks added to and removed from the list since it was started in 2009. Here's an excerpt from the CR change summary:

The FDIC released its enforcement action activity for November 2012 this week. As a result, seven banks were removed and four banks were added. The changes leave the Unofficial Problem Bank List with 838 institutions with assets of $313.1 billion. A year ago, the list held 970 institutions with assets of $391.2 billion.

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