Commercial banks in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District reduced their losses substantially in 1989 but still collectively reported a loss for the year. The improvement primarily resulted from increases in fee income. In addition, Eleventh District banks reduced their nonperforming loans and...

In 1990, the commercial banking industry in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District posted profits for the first time in five years. Kevin Yeats examines this turnaround and concludes that banks returned to profitability for three reasons: the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) took over...

The Texas Industrial Production Index (TIPI) measures the output of the manufacturing, mining, and utility sectors of the Texas economy. These sectors are of special interest because of their sensitivity to business cycles and because of the size (albeit declining) of the Texas mining sector....

Many observers view economic diversification as the antidote for the Southwest’s boom-and-bust cycles and as the key to long-term economic growth. Robert W. Gilmer addresses this issue by analyzing whether regional growth has been dominated by industry-specific cyclical factors or whether...

The Eleventh District marked its eighth year of economic expansion in 1994. Employment grew strongly in all three Eleventh District states- Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas. Although the past prominence of the oil and gas sector is well-known, in 1994 the region prospered despite continued...