Chart assignment
Charts to read and discuss
Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.
Chart 1 of 1 · Banks
How much money is deposited at a U.S. bank?
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Type the name of any U.S. bank open today, or of one that failed since 1985, to see its deposits or assets each quarter since 1984, from its reports to regulators. JPMorgan Chase Bank, shown first, held $2.82 trillion in deposits at the end of the second quarter of 2026, up from $33.5 billion at the start of 1984; much of that growth came from buying other banks, including Washington Mutual in 2008. Figures are in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation.
Questions to discuss
- In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
- Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
- Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, financial data (Public domain (U.S. government work; FDIC)) · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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