| The FDIC started 2008 with about $53 billion in reserves. Due to the failures at IndyMac and others, the FDIC fund has less than $34.6 billion left. Based on the closings since September 30, Captain Calculator reports less than $30 billion is left. The FDIC last reported on September 30 a reserve ratio of 0.76%, covering $4,544 billion in insured deposits, so now they are at about a 0.66% reserve ratio. |
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