Banks
Troubled Banks Weigh on U.S. Bancorp
Asset Quality
Bank holding companies usually exclude loans past due 90 days or more, but still accruing interest, from their reported nonperforming assets. We have included these loans in the table below, and in the nonperforming assets ratio, which was 0.92% as of Sept. 30, rising from 0.74% last quarter and 0.48% in September 2007.![]() |
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Capital Strength
U.S. Bancorp's capital position remained strong, with leverage and risk-based capital ratios of 8.0% and 12.3% as of Sept. 30, compared to 7.9% and 12.5% last quarter and 8.0% and 12.7% in September 2007. The company was not part of the initial group of nine large banks that received capital infusions by issuing preferred shares to the federal government last week. However, Davis implied that the company may participate in the Treasury's voluntary program, saying "the capital is quite attractive on those terms," and "we'll have to evaluate in terms of potential acquisitions."TheStreet Premium Services
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