New FDIC Assessment Method Will Penalize the Largest Banks According to Treasury Strategies

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced this week its plans for a new formula to assess deposit insurance premiums. Designed to restore safety to the deposit insurance fund, the new system will disproportionately burden the largest banks and could disrupt both profitability and market share for banks industry-wide. The impact would trigger a massive restructuring of bank balance sheets according to Treasury Strategies, a treasury consulting firm.