Total US Deposits by Bank:
1. JP Morgan: $2.4 trillion
2. Bank of America: $2.0 trillion
3. Wells Fargo: $1.4 trillion
4. Citibank: $1.3 trillion
5. US Bank: $500 billion
6. PNC Bank: $450 billion
7. Truist: $420 billion
8. Capital One: $350 billion
9. Goldman Sachs: $350 billion
10. TD Bank: $330 billion
The top 10 banks in the US currently control 65% of deposits while the top 15 control 75%.
JP Morgan and Bank of America alone control 31% of deposits in the US.
This crisis is only accelerating consolidation of banks and making the big banks bigger.
Up until this weekend, the rule was that a bank with 10%+ of US deposits can’t acquire another deposit accepting bank.
JP Morgan bypassed this rule.
It should be interesting to see how the rules change next.
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Currently, JP Morgan controls ~15% of deposits in the US.
With their acquisition of First Republic, they are adding another $100 billion.
This is on top of the flight of deposits from small to large banks.
By the end of this crisis, JP Morgan could control 20%+ of US deposits.
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Large banks are painting the narrative that they saved the day in this crisis.
JP Morgan acquiring First Republic was entirely for their own benefit.
They profit $5 billion in 5 years and the FDIC covers $13 billion in losses.
Why would large banks ever want the crisis to end?