HOW HEALTHY IS THIS BANK?

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC

This bank acquired Colorado Capital Bank, headquartered in Castle Rock, CO, after it failed on July 8, 2011.
This bank acquired United Western Bank, headquartered in Denver, CO, after it failed on Jan. 21, 2011.
This bank acquired Sun American Bank, headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, after it failed on March 5, 2010.
This bank acquired First Regional Bank, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, after it failed on Jan. 29, 2010.

(Only bank failures since Jan. 1, 2010 are listed)

The troubled asset ratio

1. A "troubled asset ratio" compares the sum of troubled assets with the sum of Tier 1 Capital plus Loan Loss Reserves. Generally speaking, higher values in this ratio indicate that a bank is under more stress caused by loans that are not paying as scheduled. Each bank graphic is on it's own scale: use caution when comparing two banks.

2. The graphs are for comparing this bank to the national median troubled asset ratio. Because the ratio varies so widely among banks across the nation, the scale is not consistent from bank to bank and the graphs should not be used to compare banks to one another.

Financial details for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company

Line item

Assets

Deposits

Loans

Loan loss provision

Profit

Capital

Reserves

Loans 90 days or more past due

Non-accruing loans

Other real estate owned

Capital plus reserves

Total troubled assets

Dec. 31, 2010

$17,903,394,000

$15,525,181,000

$11,112,733,000

$124,983,000

$207,737,000

$1,520,743,000

$184,640,000

$20,928,000

$37,117,000

$136,432,000

$1,705,383,000

$194,477,000

Dec. 31, 2011

$20,566,395,000

$17,596,819,000

$13,766,797,000

$232,277,000

$200,950,000

$1,959,256,000

$270,144,000

$18,734,000

$52,740,000

$188,428,000

$2,229,400,000

$259,902,000

Note: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insures deposit accounts up to $250,000. The "troubled asset ratio" is not an FDIC statistic. It is derived by adding the amounts of loans past due 90 days or more, loans in non-accrual status and other real estate owned (primarily properties obtained through foreclosure) and dividing that amount by the bank's capital and loan loss reserves. It is reported as a percentage. For example, a bank with $100,000 in "troubled assets" and $1,000,000 in capital would have a "troubled asset ratio" of 10 percent. For a fuller explanation, see our methodology.

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