In 2020, the market value of investment securities held by FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States amounted approximately 4.55 trillion U.S. dollars. This is a massive increase of nearly one trillion U.S. dollars compared to the prior year. Most likely this increase can be attributed to U.S. government spending designed to combat the economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Book value of investment securities of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States from 2000 to 2020
(in trillion 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). Book value of investment securities of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193404/fdic-insured-commercial-bank-book-value-of-investment-securities/
FDIC. "Book value of investment securities of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193404/fdic-insured-commercial-bank-book-value-of-investment-securities/
FDIC. (2021). Book value of investment securities of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193404/fdic-insured-commercial-bank-book-value-of-investment-securities/
FDIC. "Book Value of Investment Securities of Fdic-insured Commercial Banks in The United States from 2000 to 2020 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193404/fdic-insured-commercial-bank-book-value-of-investment-securities/
FDIC, Book value of investment securities of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193404/fdic-insured-commercial-bank-book-value-of-investment-securities/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
