BankFailures

A surge in earnings by the biggest banks at the end of last year made 2011 the most profitable time for the industry in five years. More earnings and fewer troubled banks suggest the industry has healed since the 2008 financial crisis.

More than 70 U.S. banks have failed this year, according to the FDIC. And one DailyFinance reader wants to know how safe is the money in our bank accounts? Laura Rowley responds.

Well, the numbers appear to be in: The bank total failure for 2009 stands at 140. So what exactly does that mean? Let's take a look. It was a bad year for banks, but it could have been worse. In fact, it could have been much worse. For instance, during the Great Depression, we lost approximately...

I originally started writing this post with the intention of reporting on a top ten list of "most troubled banks." A group called Research Associates of America prepared this list, using a variation of something known as the "Texas ratio" to analyze the banks. And media outlets like ABC News have...