Bomfim, Antulio N.; Nelson, William R. - In: Federal Reserve Bulletin (1999) Jun, pp. 369-395
rates banks earned on their interest-bearing assets relative to the rates they paid on their liabilities, and also by higher … largest and the smallest banks posted lower earnings, the profits of medium-sized banks--which account for almost two … banks, the share of bank assets at unprofitable institutions increased 2 percentage points, to 2.6 percent, the highest …