Current：Home > MarketsDoes the U.S. have too many banks? -AssetTrainer
Does the U.S. have too many banks?
TrendPulse View
Date：2025-04-11 10:04:15
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic have put a spotlight on the surprising number of banks in the United States. To put that scale into perspective, Canada has about 80 banks compared to over 4,000 that operate in the U.S.
Today on the show, we explain why the U.S. has so many banks, and we go through the arguments for and against that proliferation.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (84)
Related
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Man acquitted in 2015 slaying of officer convicted of assaulting deputy sheriff during 2021 arrest
- Record migrant crossings along Darién jungle are creating an unsustainable crisis, Colombian ambassador says
- Videos show Ecuador police seize nearly 14 tons of drugs destined for U.S., Central America and Europe
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Vermont’s flood-damaged capital is slowly rebuilding. And it’s asking tourists and residents to help
- It's Fat Bear Week - but our fascination with bears is timeless
- Syria shells northern rebel-held region of Idlib, killing 7 people
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- Chiefs star Travis Kelce on Aaron Rodgers' 'Mr. Pfizer' jab: I'm 'comfortable' with it
Ranking
- 'Most Whopper
- How will America respond to the attack against Israel?
- Opinion: Fewer dings, please!
- Why beating Texas this year is so important to Oklahoma and coach Brent Venables
- Small twin
- Atlanta police officer arrested, charged with assaulting teen after responding to wreck
- Oregon seeks $27M for dam repair it says resulted in mass death of Pacific lamprey fish
- Officials search for answers in fatal shooting of Black Alabama homeowner by police
Recommendation
Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
It's a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs
Troopers who fatally shot Cop City activist near Atlanta won't be charged, prosecutor says
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to lead economic development trip to Tokyo
Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
Why beating Texas this year is so important to Oklahoma and coach Brent Venables
NFL's biggest early season surprise? Why Houston Texans stand out
Scientists say they've confirmed fossilized human footprints found in New Mexico are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old