2011 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households

In June 2011, the FDIC sponsored the second National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households to collect data on the number of U.S. households that are unbanked and underbanked, their demographic characteristics, and their reasons for being unbanked and underbanked. This survey was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a special supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The first survey was conducted in January 2009 and results were released on December 2009. Teamed with the rich demographic and geographic data available through the CPS, this survey continues to present a wealth of previously unavailable data on unbanked and underbanked households are available at the national, state, and large metropolitan statistical area (MSA) levels. It is hoped that these survey results will help better inform policymakers and the industry about economic inclusion issues, and promote the goal of ensuring that all Americans have access to basic, safe, and affordable bank services.

The FDIC undertook this effort to address a gap in the availability of comprehensive data on the number of unbanked and underbanked households in the United States. The FDIC also conducted this survey to comply with Section 7 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005 that requires it to conduct ongoing surveys of banks efforts to serve the unbanked and provide insights into the size of the unbanked and underbanked markets. Some of the key overall findings from the 2011 include:

8.2 percent of US households are unbanked. This represents 1 in 12 households in the nation, or nearly 10 million in total.
20.1 percent of US households are underbanked. This represents one in five households, or 24 million households. The 2011 underbanked rate in 2011 is higher than the 2009 rate of 18.2 percent, although the proportions are not directly comparable because of differences in the two surveys.
29.3 percent of households do not have a savings account, while about 10 percent do not have a checking account. About two-thirds of households have both checking and savings accounts.

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FDIC bank failure tracking tool

One can generate a report using the FDIC's Failures and Assistance Transactions search engine, to track historic bank failures, going back to the 1930s.

Fiscal Responsibility - FDIC

From the James J. Hill Reference Library


"FDIC insured." This tagline may be the only exposure you've had to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC. But there are other ways the FDIC can serve you. For example, you can check the fiscal responsibility of the banks and financial institutions with whom your company does business with Bank Find, or determine your region's banking and economic conditions with FDIC State Profiles.

Use Bank Find to answer questions about whether your bank is insured, where its home office is, if it has had a name change, other historical events, and much more. With FDIC State Profiles, choose your state from the interactive map or list provided to view the most recent quarterly overview of banking and economic conditions in your state.

To learn more about additional resources the FDIC has available, visit the Research & Analysis section of their Web site.







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