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Banking Analytics: Banks Experience Asset Growth amid Ongoing Consolidation
Abstract: From 2020 to 2025, the number of U.S. banks declined by 13% while average asset size per institution grew by 33% to $5.8 billion.
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Source: On the Economy
Publication Date: 2026-05-14
Note: This series is part of ongoing work by the Supervisory Policy and Risk Analysis team to highlight key banking metrics in monitoring the health of the banking system, a function of the St. Louis Fed’s Supervision, Credit and Learning Division.