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Spotting Banks In Danger

Minor quibble here...

Why quote "# of banks" as though that's significant? After nearly 20 years of bank consolidations, "# of banks" is a misleading comparison.

I read elsewhere that Texas banks in the 80's were often independent from one county to the next. Many small banks went under. Rather than quote "# of banks", maybe it's better to quote total cap in absolute terms or perhaps as a % of GDP.