»»»»»»»» FDIC Troubled Bank Problem List Grows to 117 Banks — What 117 Banks are On the FDIC’s Trouble List?

Now that the FDIC’s list of banks with troubles and problems has grown to 117 — everybody wants the list of FDIC troubled banks that they don’t publish. But follow this advice to see if your bank is in trouble.

Now that the FDIC has added names to their secret list of bank with problems and troubles, the FDIC’s list has grown to 117 banks, up from 90 banks not long ago, and only 47 banks before that.


Trouble is, the FDIC keeps their list of troubled banks secret — fearing a big bank run of people pulling out their funds and plopping their money in one of those piggy banks we used to use.

How to find out which 117 banks may be on the FDIC’s list of 117 banks in trouble…

The FDIC may not publish their secret list of 117 banks in trouble, but financial experts and good researchers have still gone thru in-depth research to find out which ones may be the next banks to fail.


If you’re wondering if your bank is already on the list of 117 troubled banks with problems that the FDIC won’t give us consumers, follow these ideas to stay on top of your bank’s financialy health:

»»»»»»»» Enter your email address here on the official FDIC website to be notified of bank failures right away…»»»»»»»»

»»»»»»»» Read the list of troubled / problem banks on Bank Implode’s website — not the FDIC — but Bank Impldode tracks problem bank signs like recent bank write-downs to develop their own “Troubled Bank List” »»»»»»»»

»»»»»»»» Bookmark the FDIC’s list of failed banks, updated for 2008 »»»»»»»»

»»»»»»»» Find the strength rating of your bank here at BankRate.com »»»»»»»»

I found out my Chase Bank had a great rating of  5, but my National City bank strength rating was only 1. (Plus National City looks like they’ve got more problems today.) The minute money hits my National City account, I take it out to pay my American Express bill.

Read Google News’ reports about the FDIC’s list of 117 banks in trouble…

Read this CBS report (and all other reports you can find about the 117 banks on the trouble list) about the FDIC’s list jumping from 90 to 117.


Hopefully, doing all these things will put your heart a little more at rest — and of course, never keep more than $100,000 individually in any bank that only FDIC insures up to that amount.

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