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This chart from the St. Louis Fed’s website shows that there are an average of 250-300 bank closings, mergers, or acquisitions every year, yikes! After looking deeper into this, banks with more than 300 million $ have generally increased while banks with less than 300 million $ have generally decreased. This would explain why banks with larger balance sheets have increased (small ones merging move in to larger classifications, etc.). This chart starts around the time of the savings and loan crisis and doesn’t seem to slow up much even during “boom” times. I’m not sure what the total implications are or what has caused this, but I’m sure there is a way to trade (aka bet) on this continuing. Notice how during and after our most recent debacle the slope seems to be intensifying.

This chart from the St. Louis Fed’s website shows that there are an average of 250-300 bank closings, mergers, or acquisitions every year, yikes! After looking deeper into this, banks with more than 300 million $ have generally increased while banks with less than 300 million $ have generally decreased. This would explain why banks with larger balance sheets have increased (small ones merging move in to larger classifications, etc.).

This chart starts around the time of the savings and loan crisis and doesn’t seem to slow up much even during “boom” times. I’m not sure what the total implications are or what has caused this, but I’m sure there is a way to trade (aka bet) on this continuing. Notice how during and after our most recent debacle the slope seems to be intensifying.

Posted on April 8th, 2010
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