Deposits

“It’s the deposits, stupid!” How to prevent your bank from starring in a sequel of 2008

“It’s the deposits, stupid!” How to prevent your bank from starring in a sequel of 2008

In 2008 we saw many banks that heretofore appeared to be investor darlings, implode in a tsunami of defaults and skyrocketing LLPs that wiped out profitability. Why? Deposit weakness.  Our analytics proved that banks that scored low on our Deposit Strength Index (DSI) were more likely to fail in the previous cycle.