Chart 7
Core Deposits Continue to Decline at FDIC-Insured Community Banks, but Micropolitan Community Banks May Buck the Trend
Ratio of Median Core Deposits to Assets
DateCommunity Banks in Micropolitan Areas Community Banks in United StatesCommunity Banks in Rest of the Southwest Region
199480%80%80%
199578%79%78%
199677%78%78%
199775%76%76%
199875%75%75%
199974%74%74%
200073%72%73%
200172%72%72%
2002 72%71%72%
200372%72%73%
200472%70%71%
Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Bank and Thrift Call Reports. Data as of September 30.