Commercial Banking: Trends in Performance From December 1976 Through June 1987

GGD-88-106BR Published: Jul 28, 1988. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 1988.

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed all commercial banks the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured to determine current conditions and recent trends in commercial bank performance from December 31, 1976 through June 30, 1987.

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Topics

Financial Markets and Institutions

Accounting systemsBank managementBanking regulationFinancial recordsInsured commercial banksInternal controlsLending institutionsProfitsSecuritiesReal property