How Many Banks Failed 2017

YearBank failure cost to Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF)Total number of bank failures: 5112017$1.31 billion (estimated)82016$9.6 million (estimated)52015$894 million (estimated)82014$398.8 million (estimated)18

How many banks failures occurred in the United States during the most recent complete calendar year?

How many banks failures occurred in the United States during the most recent complete calendar year? There were four banks that failed in the U.S. during the most recent complete calendar year.

How many banks failed last year?

The 140 bank failures last year were the highest annual tally since 1992, at the height of the savings and loan crisis. They cost the insurance fund more than $30 billion.

Sarah Jenkins

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