Chart 4. Banks Have Invested Greater Shares of Assets in Loans over Time
Median Loans-to-Assets Ratio (Percent)
| Quarter: Year | Farm Banks (Percent) | Nonfarm Banks (Percent) |
| Q2:73 | 48.77 | 53.58 |
| Q2:74 | 49.26 | 54.30 |
| Q2:75 | 49.55 | 52.54 |
| Q2:76 | 51.98 | 52.57 |
| Q2:77 | 56.64 | 55.13 |
| Q2:78 | 57.03 | 57.65 |
| Q2:79 | 58.93 | 58.60 |
| Q2:80 | 55.85 | 54.84 |
| Q2:81 | 52.80 | 53.24 |
| Q2:82 | 51.37 | 52.69 |
| Q2:83 | 50.75 | 51.11 |
| Q2:84 | 52.28 | 54.80 |
| Q2:85 | 51.26 | 56.73 |
| Q2:86 | 46.80 | 56.22 |
| Q2:87 | 45.13 | 56.78 |
| Q2:88 | 45.75 | 57.75 |
| Q2:89 | 47.30 | 58.74 |
| Q2:90 | 47.14 | 58.27 |
| Q2:91 | 48.97 | 57.66 |
| Q2:92 | 49.58 | 57.07 |
| Q2:93 | 49.81 | 57.04 |
| Q2:94 | 53.79 | 58.28 |
| Q2:95 | 56.46 | 60.15 |
| Q2:96 | 57.19 | 60.67 |
| Q2:97 | 58.53 | 62.08 |
| Q2:98 | 60.99 | 61.39 |
| Q2:99 | 59.85 | 61.81 |
| Q2:00 | 61.95 | 65.13 |
| Q2:01 | 62.93 | 65.11 |
| Q2:02 | 62.23 | 65.04 |
| Q2:03 | 60.75 | 64.49 |
| Q2:04 | 60.98 | 66.22 |
| Q2:05 | 63.09 | 68.15 |
| Q2:06 | 65.30 | 69.34 |
| Q2:07 | 65.60 | 69.77 |
| Q2:08 | 63.52 | 71.19 |
Source: FDIC, commercial banks.