Failing Banks – What 117 failing banks are in trouble and where’s the list of 117 failing banks?

Many people want to know specifically which 117 banks are on the FDIC’s list of possibly failing banks — trouble is, the FDIC doesn’t make their watchlist of failing banks public, for fear of everyone drawing their money out of said failing banks.


Thankfully, there are still ways to research online whether your financial institution may be one of the failing banks next to need a bailout.

Find out if your bank is failing…

»»»» First, sign up for FDIC email notifications of immediate bank failures…»»»»

»»»»»»»» Find “failing banks” according to Bank Implode — who researches write-downs and distress signals of banks that may fail…»»»»»»»»

»»» Check the FDIC’s updated list of banks that have already failed…»»»»

»»»»»»»» Find if yours is a failing bank by checking your bank’s strength rating bank at BankRate.com »»»»»»»»

My Chase Bank’s rating is very good at 5, while National City’s looks closer to a “failing bank” rate at 1.

View Suze Orman’s “My FDIC” video from the Today Show about where to put your money — and how much…