In 2020, the value of investment of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States in the U.S. treasury obligations rose sharply to 943.72 billion U.S. dollars. This is over 320 billion U.S. dollars more than in the previous year. This dramatic increase can likely be explained by the need for safe investments to weather the economic damage caused by the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Value of investment of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the U.S. treasury obligations from 2000 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
FDIC stands for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
FDIC-insured commercial banks include the following categories of depository institutions insured by the FDIC: national banks, state chartered banks and trust companies (except savings banks), commercial banks, either national or state chartered, insured by the FDIC, other financial institutions which operate under general banking codes, or are specifically authorized by law to accept deposits and in practice do so or the obligations of which are regarded as deposits for deposit insurance.
The statistic does not include figures for Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and all other United States territories and possessions.
The investment securities included are the the obligations of: U.S. treasury, U.S. agencies and corporations, corporate bonds and other securities, equity securities.
Figures have been rounded.
Release date is the date the database was accessed.
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FDIC. (November 18, 2021). Value of investment of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the U.S. treasury obligations from 2000 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193315/obligations-of-us-treasuries-to-fdic-insured-commercial-banks/
FDIC. "Value of investment of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the U.S. treasury obligations from 2000 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193315/obligations-of-us-treasuries-to-fdic-insured-commercial-banks/
FDIC. (2021). Value of investment of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the U.S. treasury obligations from 2000 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193315/obligations-of-us-treasuries-to-fdic-insured-commercial-banks/
FDIC. "Value of Investment of Fdic-insured Commercial Banks in The U.S. Treasury Obligations from 2000 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193315/obligations-of-us-treasuries-to-fdic-insured-commercial-banks/
FDIC, Value of investment of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the U.S. treasury obligations from 2000 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193315/obligations-of-us-treasuries-to-fdic-insured-commercial-banks/ (last visited August 11, 2022)
