FDIC seeks bank premium increase

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FDIC is seeking a 22% increase in annual bank payments to its insurance fund. The $1.19 billion boost would up payments to 28 cents per $100 in deposits. The FDIC had a loss of $7 billion in 1991 and is expected to show a larger-than-expected loss in 1992.

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Britain's Barings Bank declares bankruptcy

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Barings PLC declared itself bankrupt after it found out that it lost about 625 million pounds sterling from transactions entered into by trader Nicholas W. Leeson and futures and options clientele. The entity was the UK's oldest merchant bank.

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FDIC increases insurance premiums

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The FDIC voted to raise insurance premiums on banks and thrift institutions that were not considered to be well capitalized. The FDIC needed to increase the premiums to rebuild its bank-insurance fund.

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Subjects list: Banking industry, Finance, Deposit insurance, United States. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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