The federal takeover of IndyMac Bank last week left many Americans wondering whether their bank was safe. It put a spotlight on a relatively obscure list published quarterly by the FDIC called the "problem list."
There were 90 banks on the problem list in the first quarter of 2008, up from 76 at the end of last year. The number has been increasing since the third quarter of 2006, when it hit a historic low of 47. Total assets at the problem institutions stand at $26.3 billion.
