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Table 3 - Changes in the Distribution of Domestic Deposits by Type of Geographic Area, 1985-2003
  Community Banks Midsize Banks Top 25 Banks
      Large Metro     Large Metro     Large Metro
  Rural Small Metro Suburban Urban Rural Small Metro Suburban Urban Rural Small Metro Suburban Urban
Share of Deposits
1985 deposit share 72.1 48.4 38.1 19.2 24.0 41.3 53.3 54.5 3.9 10.3 8.6 26.3
Adjusted for subsequent mergers and asset growth 51.3 19.7 17.3 7.7 23.0 32.5 28.7 24.2 25.7 47.8 54.0 68.1
2003 deposit share 53.0 27.8 21.9 9.0 28.5 38.8 37.2 29.4 18.5 33.4 40.9 61.6
Deposit-share changes
Change from 1985 to 2003 -19.1 -20.6 -16.3 -10.2 4.6 -2.5 -16.0 -25.1 14.5 23.1 32.3 35.3
Adjusted for subsequent mergers and asset growth -20.8 -28.7 -20.8 -11.6 -1.0 -8.8 -24.6 -30.2 21.8 37.5 45.4 41.8
Change in deposit share of surviving banks (and new entrants) 1.7 8.1 4.6 1.3 5.6 6.3 8.6 5.2 -7.2 -14.4 -13.1 -6.5
Number of markets
Operated offices in 1985 2,207 215 77 104 1,210 207 75 104 249 86 30 58
Adjusted for subsequent mergers and asset growth 1,986 205 76 102 1,413 210 73 103 1,345 211 76 104
Operated offices in 2003 2,149 215 78 104 1,413 214 78 104 1,033 211 75 103
Memo items
Share of size-class deposits
Distribution in 1985 33.1 19.5 15.1 32.3 7.8 11.8 15.0 65.3 3.4 7.7 6.4 82.5
Adjusted for subsequent mergers and asset growth 49.5 14.8 12.6 23.1 15.8 17.4 14.9 51.9 8.1 11.8 13.0 67.1
Distribution in 2003 38.9 17.3 17.0 26.8 12.9 14.9 18.0 54.2 5.4 8.3 12.8 73.5
Market Concentration
Mean deposit-market Herfendahl in 1985 3,593 1,345 893 893 3,593 1,345 893 893 3,593 1,345 893 893
Mean Herfendahl adjusted for subsequent mergers 4,052 2,039 1,877 1,877 4,052 2,039 1,877 1,877 4,052 2,039 1,877 1,877
Mean deposit-market Herfendahl in 2003 3,671 1,573 1,387 1,387 3,671 1,573 1,387 1,387 3,671 1,573 1,387 1,387
Mean change in Herfendahl 1985-2003 85 228 493 493 85 228 493 493 85 228 493 493
Total number of markets 2,253 215 78 104 2,253 215 78 104 2,253 215 78 104
Notes: Deposit-market shares are measured as the share of all deposits in a given market segment (as reported by FDIC-insured institutions in the June Summary of Deposits data) that are held by each size class of banking organization. The mean levels of local deposit-market concentration in rural, small metro, and large metro markets, respectively, are measured using Herfendahl indices constructed from these deposit-market shares. Herfendahl indices for suburban and urban parts of large MSAs are calculated for the entire MSA market. Large metropolitan areas are those with populations above 500,000. Community banks are defined as banking organizations (bank and thrift holding companies, independent banks, and independent thrifts) with aggregate bank or thrift assets of less than $1 billion (in 2002 dollars). The top 25 banks are the 25 largest banking organizations, measured in terms of the banking industry assets they controlled at the indicated time. Midsize banks consist of all remaining banking organizations.



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