👉Are Banks Facing a Stealth Nationalization?

Good morning. While investors tend to focus on the big Wall Street banks, community banks have... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. While investors tend to focus on the big Wall Street banks, community banks have been doing their share for the U.S. economy. They’re the institutions that supply about 70 percent of the capital for commercial real estate funding. And they tend to be where small business loans get started in communities. That’s why the bank fears just won’t quite go away. Even with big banks looking to bail out smaller banks with excess deposits, it may not be enough. So it’s no surprise that the FDIC is now looking to simply guarantee all deposits to avoid a bank run. Such a move would be a backdoor way to nationalize the industry – even though all the rules and regulations in place have already made banking highly regulated. 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