Chart 2
Rate of Change in the Number of Banking Organizations Has Been Slowing
Date Rate of Change
Jun-84 -0.46%
Sep-84 -0.37%
Dec-84 -0.61%
Mar-85 -0.20%
Jun-85 -0.28%
Sep-85 0.10%
Dec-85 -0.37%
Mar-86 -0.06%
Jun-86 -0.62%
Sep-86 -0.74%
Dec-86 -1.71%
Mar-87 -0.77%
Jun-87 -0.69%
Sep-87 -0.73%
Dec-87 -0.94%
Mar-88 -0.85%
Jun-88 -0.95%
Sep-88 -1.16%
Dec-88 -1.32%
Mar-89 -0.69%
Jun-89 -0.28%
Sep-89 -0.82%
Dec-89 -0.83%
Mar-90 -0.75%
Jun-90 -1.81%
Sep-90 -1.51%
Dec-90 -0.97%
Mar-91 -0.95%
Jun-91 -1.00%
Sep-91 -1.77%
Dec-91 -0.95%
Mar-92 -1.57%
Jun-92 -0.90%
Sep-92 -0.80%
Dec-92 -0.96%
Mar-93 -1.47%
Jun-93 -1.25%
Sep-93 -1.17%
Dec-93 -1.41%
Mar-94 -1.32%
Jun-94 -1.55%
Sep-94 -1.53%
Dec-94 -1.46%
Mar-95 -1.44%
Jun-95 -1.32%
Sep-95 -0.98%
Dec-95 -0.98%
Mar-96 -1.25%
Jun-96 -0.77%
Sep-96 -1.25%
Dec-96 -0.72%
Mar-97 -1.17%
Jun-97 -0.67%
Sep-97 -0.67%
Dec-97 -0.95%
Mar-98 -1.18%
Jun-98 -0.92%
Sep-98 -0.94%
Dec-98 -1.19%
Mar-99 -0.74%
Jun-99 -0.47%
Sep-99 -0.26%
Dec-99 -0.50%
Mar-00 -0.43%
Jun-00 -0.10%
Sep-00 -0.53%
Dec-00 -0.24%
Mar-01 -0.61%
Jun-01 -0.40%
Sep-01 -0.39%
Dec-01 -0.39%
Mar-02 -0.63%
Jun-02 -0.31%
Sep-02 -0.35%
Dec-02 -0.43%
Mar-03 -0.41%
Jun-03 -0.50%
Sep-03 -0.18%
Dec-03 -0.43%
Source: FDIC