Test your knowledge of strategic trends.

• Position: Banking industry quiz - Brief Article

Are you well informed about strategic, Long-term trends in the banking industry? Answer the multiple-choice questions below to assess your knowledge.

1. By what percentage has the number of insured banking institutions declined since 1982?

   1. 15 percent.

   2. 25 percent.

   3. 33 percent.

   4. 50 percent.

2. In 1982, the 10 largest banks controlled 25 percent of the industry's assets. How much did the 10 largest banks control last year?

   1. About the same, 25 percent.

   2. 30 percent.

      3. 40 percent.

   4. About 50 percent.

3. In 1982, more than 90 percent of Americans' money was in banks. To what percentage point had that figure dropped by last year?

   1. 75 percent.

   2. 66 percent.

      3. 50 percent.

   4. 45 percent.

4. In 1980, just less than ha[f of all credit-market liabilities were held by insured institutions. What had this percentage fallen to by 2001?

   1. 35 percent.

   2. 25 percent.

      3. 15 percent.

   4. 5 percent.

      Answers: 1, C; 2, d; 3, d; 4, b.

      Source: FDIC 2002