Banking — Press Releases
03/26/2012
U.S. Banking Industry Continues Modest Turnaround
01/24/2012
Weiss Ratings: Southwestern Banks Show Signs of Turnaround
07/26/2011
Weiss Ratings: Delinquent Mortgages Continue to Threaten Health of U.S. Banks
06/27/2011
Mountain Heritage Bank Closed Three Years after Weiss First Assigned a "Weak" Rating
06/27/2011
Weiss Downgrades Wells Fargo to Weakest List Alongside JP Morgan, Bank of America
06/24/2011
Maxwell State Bank and California First National Bank Earn Weiss Ratings’ Top Rating of A+
06/20/2011
Weiss Identified McIntosh State Bank and First Commercial Bank as "Weak" More Than Three Years Prior to Failure
06/06/2011
Weiss Identified Atlantic Bank and Trust as "Weak" One Year Ahead of Failure
05/31/2011
Weiss Identified First Heritage Bank as "Weak" Nearly Three Years Ahead of Failure
05/23/2011
Weiss Identified Atlantic Southern, First Georgia, and Summit Bank as "Weak" At Least One Year Prior to Failure
05/09/2011
Florida-Based Coastal Bank Identified as "Weak" by Weiss
Three Years Prior to Failure
05/04/2011
Weiss Identifies Five Banks as "Weak" More Than One Year Prior to Failure
04/20/2011
74% of U.S. Banks Vulnerable to Rising Short-Term Interest Rates
04/18/2011
Six Failed Banks Identified as "Weak" by Weiss over Two Years Ago
04/11/2011
Nevada Commerce Bank and Western Springs National Bank & Trust Identified as "Weak" by Weiss over Two Years Ago
03/28/2011
The Bank of Commerce First Identified as "Weak" by Weiss in September 2008
03/22/2011
JP Morgan, Bank of America, US Bank, and Suntrust Still Among the Weakest Banks in the Nation
03/14/2011
Legacy Bank Identified as "Weak" by Weiss in June 2008
02/28/2011
Valley Community Bank of St. Charles, Illinois Identified as Weak Over Three Years Ahead of Closing
02/22/2011
Habersham Bank, Citizens Bank, Charter Oak Bank and San Luis Trust Bank FSB Identified as Weak Nearly a Year Ahead of Closings
02/14/2011
Canyon National Bank, Badger State Bank, Peoples State Bank and Sunshine State Community Bank First Identified as Weak Nearly Three Years Ago
02/07/2011
Community First Bank, North Georgia Bank, and American Trust Bank Identified as Weak More Than Two Years Ago
02/03/2011
Florida, Arizona and Georgia among Worst States for Safe Banking
01/31/2011
Latest Bank Failures Found "Weak" by Weiss as Early as July 2007
01/24/2011
Four More Bank Failures in 2011 First Identified as "Weak" by Weiss as Early as Three Years Ago
01/18/2011
Third Bank Failure of 2011 First Identified as "Weak" by Weiss in March 2009
01/10/2011
First Two Failed Banks of 2011 Identified as "Weak" by Weiss as Early as Two Years Ago
12/20/2010
Five of Six Latest Bank Closings Identified as "Weak" by Weiss More Than a Year Ago
12/13/2010
Paramount Bank and Earthstar Bank First Recognized as "Weak" by Weiss More Than Three Years Ago
11/22/2010
Newest Bank Failures Found to be "Weak" by Weiss
as Early as Three Years Ago
11/15/2010
Latest Failed Banks Identified as "Weak" by Weiss
as Early as Two Years Ago
11/08/2010
Three of Four Failed Banks Identified as "Weak" by Weiss More Than Three Years Ago
10/25/2010
All Seven Newly Shuttered Institutions Identified as “Weak” by Weiss Ratings More Than 18 Months Prior to Failure
10/22/2010
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America Each Hold More Than $20 Billion in Foreclosures
10/19/2010
Weiss Ratings Identified WestBridge Bank & Trust, Premier Bank, and Security Savings Bank "Weak" More Than Two Years Prior to Failure
07/28/2010
Regulatory Reform: Too Late To Shore Up Weak Banking System
05/26/2010
Weiss Ratings' Response to Requests by the Banking Industry to Discourage Publication of Ratings by Private Rating Agencies
05/24/2010
Bank of America, Citibank, Wachovia, HSBC, Suntrust, Regions Bank, RBS Citizens and Many Others Still Vulnerable
05/17/2005
Bank Earnings Growth Slows Dramatically in 2004
11/22/2004
Five-Quarter Streak of Record-Breaking Bank Profits Ends in Second Quarter 2004
06/21/2004
Bank Profits Hit New Record, Earning $121 Billion in 2003
02/11/2004
Bank and Thrift Stocks Climb 12% in Fourth Quarter
12/16/2003
Banks Earn $60 Billion During First Half of 2003
08/13/2003
Banks Set Record Quarterly Profit of $29.4 Billion in First Quarter 2003
08/13/2003
Washington Mutual, Indymac Bank, and Fremont Investment & Loan Upgraded by Weiss Ratings
05/12/2003
Safra National Bank, Treasury Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank Upgraded by Weiss Ratings
05/12/2003
Banking Industry Sets New Record, Earning $105.3 Billion in 2002
01/22/2003
Bank Nonperforming Loans Reach Highest Level in 10 Years
10/14/2002
Banks Set New Record, Earning $28 Billion in Second Quarter
07/17/2002
Banks Make $25.4 Billion Record Profit in First Quarter 2002
04/22/2002
Bank Charge-offs Surge 55% in 2001
01/16/2002
Banks' Loan Loss Reserve Ratio Falls to Lowest Level in 8 Years
01/14/2002
Financial Failure Strikes 40 Insurance Companies, 8 HMOs, and 4 Banks in 2001
10/15/2001
Bank Loan Charge-offs Surge 45% In First Half of 2001
10/10/2001
More Than 18% of Financial Institutions Vulnerable in a Recession
07/23/2001
Banks Set $22.8 Billion Record Profit in First Quarter 2001
04/25/2001
Banking Industry's Nonperforming Loans Surge 26.6% in 2000
01/17/2001
Bank Nonperforming Loans Up 15% In Nine Months
10/23/2000
Bank Profitability Declines to Lowest Levels in Four Years
07/31/2000
Banking Industry Profits Exceed $22 Billion In First Quarter, Setting New Record
05/03/2000
Banking Industry Profits Up 15% Overall In '99 Even As More Banks Lose Money
03/13/2000
Advice To Consumers: How To Protect Your Privacy Rights Under The New Financial Services Reforms
01/11/2000
Financial Scorecard for 1999: HMO Failures Surge 78%; Insurance Company Failures Rise 5%; Bank Failures Increase 167%
05/03/1999
Bank Profitability Declines for the First Time in Nine Years