Two more banks shut down today, 2009 total is now at 36. The FDIC also released its new assessment plan. According to my calculations, it will bring a whopping $5.7 billion into the fund. That would cover this week's failures. I am not impressed.
One may ask: won't this assessment plan hurt the banks that are in most need of the insurance? The answer is: of course.
Raising expenses during a crisis is not a great idea. Maybe charging ZERO premiums from 1995 - 2005 wasn't such a good idea either.
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2009/pr09074.html
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