Texas Banks
With more than a quarter-trillion dollars in assets and nearly 68,000 employees, most Texas banks are coping well with the recession. Only 14 percent of Texas banks were unprofitable in the third quarter of 2008, compared with 19 percent of banks nationally.
All Institutions
| Quarter Ending | Texas | U.S. |
|---|
| 9/30/2006 | 5.4% | 6.7% |
| 9/30/2007 | 8.5% | 9.5% |
| 9/30/2008 | 14.4% | 19.3% |
Institutions with Assets Less than $100 million
| Quarter Ending | Texas | U.S. |
|---|
| 9/30/2006 | 8.8% | 12.3% |
| 9/30/2007 | 13.2% | 15.8% |
| 9/30/2008 | 18.0% | 21.1% |
Institutions with Assets Greater than $100 million
| Quarter Ending | Texas | U.S. |
|---|
| 9/30/2006 | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| 9/30/2007 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| 9/30/2008 | 11.4% | 18.1% |
Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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