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The FDIC Quarterly provides a comprehensive summary of the most current financial results for the banking industry, along with feature articles. These articles range from timely analysis of economic and banking trends at the national and regional level that may affect the risk exposure of FDIC-insured institutions to research on issues affecting the banking system and the development of regulatory policy. The FDIC Quarterly brings together data and analysis that were previously available through three retired publications -- the FDIC Outlook, the FDIC Banking Review, and the FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking. Past issues of these publications are archived under their original publication names.

2013 Volume 7, Number 1

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Quarterly Banking Profile: Fourth Quarter 2012

FDIC-insured institutions reported aggregate net income of $34.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, a $9.3 billion (36.9 percent) improvement from the $25.3 billion in profits the industry reported in the fourth quarter of 2011. This is the 14th quarter in a row that earnings have registered a year-over-year increase. Increased noninterest income and lower provisions for loan losses continued to account for most of the year-over-year improvement in earnings. For the full year, industry earnings totaled $141.3 billion - a 19.3 percent improvement over 2011 and the second-highest ever reported by the industry after the $145.2 billion earned in 2006.

Insurance Fund Indicators
Estimated insured deposits increased by 2.2 percent. The Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) reserve ratio was 0.45 percent at December 31, 2012, up from 0.35 percent at September 30, 2012, and 0.17 percent at December 31, 2011. Eight FDIC-insured institutions failed during the quarter.

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Highlights From the 2012 Summary of Deposits (PDF) 605KB (PDF Help)
Each year as of June 30, the FDIC surveys each FDIC-insured institution to collect information on bank and thrift deposits and operating branches and offices. The resulting Summary of Deposits (SOD) is a valuable resource for analyzing deposit and office trends as well as domestic deposit market share. This article highlights findings from the 2012 SOD.

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