Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Data for FEDS 2012-51 Screen Reader version
♣Consolidation and Merger Activity in the United States Banking Industry from 2000 through 2010
Robert M. Adams
August 8, 2012
Chart 1: Banking Organization Total Asset Distribution
| Year |
Asset Size < $100m |
Asset Size: $100m-$500m |
Asset Size: $500m-$1b |
Asset Size: $1b-$30b |
Asset Size > $30b |
| 2000 |
4560 |
2916 |
381 |
418 |
43 |
| 2001 |
4303 |
2980 |
418 |
421 |
46 |
| 2002 |
4029 |
3061 |
457 |
434 |
45 |
| 2003 |
3713 |
3172 |
501 |
464 |
46 |
| 2004 |
3538 |
3202 |
496 |
490 |
47 |
| 2005 |
3343 |
3212 |
538 |
502 |
50 |
| 2006 |
3195 |
3211 |
588 |
528 |
54 |
| 2007 |
3004 |
3213 |
619 |
553 |
53 |
| 2008 |
2758 |
3305 |
651 |
578 |
55 |
| 2009 |
2533 |
3360 |
663 |
606 |
51 |
| 2010 |
2353 |
3361 |
659 |
587 |
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Chart 2: Deals by Assets Size Category
| Size of Merger |
Percent of Total Mergers By Target Assets |
Percent of Total Mergers By Target and Acquirer Assets |
| < $1b |
89.1 |
45.1 |
| $1b - $30b |
10 |
46 |
| > $30b |
0.9 |
8.9 |
Chart 3: Market Overlap
| Level of Overlap |
Percentage of Mergers |
| No Overlap |
35.9 |
| Partial Overlap |
46.2 |
| Full Overlap |
17.9 |