The FDIC has a report called the Failed Bank List. Here is a partial listing that shows the most recent 20 bank failures.
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“Fish Gone Bad” sent me the following chart showing cumulative bank failures over time.
While a logarithmic chart might be better, and perhaps will be necessary in a short period of time, the chart does depict what is happening.
Looking at the period of no bank failures in the above chart reminded me of something.
$VIX: The Calm Before The Storm
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While not calling for the $VIX to do anything in particular other than not head back below 10 for years, it is a near certainty that bank failures are going to soar. There are easily hundreds banks that are insolvent right now. The only question is how long the FDIC continues to hide that fact.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
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