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Banks People are Looking At
activity surveyed from IRA's servers
- WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. WESTERLY, RI (BHC 1115349)
- BREMEN BANCORP, INC. SAINT LOUIS, MO (BHC 1097016)
- UCBH HOLDINGS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BHC 2694814)
- WILMINGTON TRUST CORP WILMINGTON, DE (BHC 1888193)
- HASKELL NATIONAL BANK 601 NORTH FIRST STREET HASKELL, TX (CERT 14399)
- BLACKHAWK BANCORPORATION, INC. MILAN, IL (BHC 1823345)
- STERLING FINANCIAL CP WA , (BHC 3152245)
- FIRST AMERICAN BANK 1207 CENTRAL AVENUE FORT DODGE, IA (CERT 14808)
- BANKGREENVILLE FINANCIAL GREENVILLE, SC (BHC 3387168)
- COMMERCEWEST BANK CA 2111 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE IRVINE, CA (CERT 57176)
- BANK OF MONTREAL MONTREAL, (BHC 1231333)
- FAYETTE COUNTY BANK 320 NORTH MAIN STREET ST. ELMO, IL (CERT 1802)
- COMMUNITY BANK OF ROWAN 322 EAST INNES STREET SALISBURY, NC (CERT 58250)
- SECURITY STATE BANK 1930 SOUTH GOLD STREET CENTRALIA, WA (CERT 13232)
- MORGAN STANLEY , (BHC 2162966)
- TEXAS INDEPENDENT BANCSHARES, INC. TEXAS CITY, TX (BHC 1103878)
- BSJ BANCSHARES, INC. SAINT JOSEPH, LA (BHC 1132382)
- FIFTH THIRD BANK 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA CINCINNATI, OH (CERT 6672)
- ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION GLENS FALLS, NY (BHC 1048812)
- FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION LANCASTER, PA (BHC 1117129)
- SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC. OLNEY, MD (BHC 1248304)
- ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP GREEN BAY, WI (BHC 1199563)
- FIRST VIETNAMESE AMER BK 8990 WESTMINSTER BOULEVARD WESTMINSTER, CA (CERT 57885)
- COLONIAL BANCGROUP CL A MONTGOMERY, AL (BHC 1080465)
- CHARLES SCHWAB BANK 5190 NEIL ROAD RENO, NV (CERT 57450)
| IRA's Letter Grading System |
| A+ |
Overall Bank Stress less than 1995 1.0 index baseline. Banks with this grade tend to exhibit strong metrics across the board. |
| A |
Stress slightly less than the industry average. Bank business practices are much more varied than people realize. Institutions in this category exhibit business model choices that allow them to operate with improved cushion against current systemic threats. |
| B |
Stress slightly above the industry average. These banks begin to show sensitivity to systemic stresses but still have a business model that offers a some degree of flexibility to resist crisis forces. |
| C |
Stress levels moderately above industry average. In these banks, one or more key metric areas begin to show degradation(s) indicating a need for active attention by officers and directors. |
| D |
Stress indicators well above the industry average. These institutions tend to show significant degradation in one or more of the key areas of measurement. Concern has likely begun to garner the attention of parties outside the bank. |
| F |
Stress levels at the extreme range above industry average. At this degree of stress, one or more of the key elements of the business model has reached failure mode. What concerns exist are probably already public. |
Factors included,
- Profitability
- Lending Default Experience
- Capital Adequacy
- Loan and Unused Commitment Exposure
- Operational Efficiency
brought together into a overall index where the average on December 31, 1995 = 1.0.
Grading is based on a census of active FDIC reporting institutions.
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