US Banking: Big vs Small

By Barry Ritholtz - March 18th, 2010, 3:30PM

Nice NYT infographic/Map showing the regional differences between bigger (TBTF) banks and the smaller regional banks.

click or ginormous map

Of course, looking at a map shows you land mass, not population, Most of the non-coastal western third of the country is very lightly populated.

When you look at the map above, you should also consider a cartograph like this:

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via Worldmapper

The above map is an “equal area cartogram,” also known as density-equalising maps. The cartogram re-sizes each territory according to the variable being mapped.

Source:
Metrics A Banking Battleground
NYT, March 7, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/07/business/07metricsg.html

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Category: Credit.

Comments

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6 Responses to “US Banking: Big vs Small”

crunched Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
A Zombie Market is achieved by the PPT trying desperately to push the market up past the very few remaining human beings who are still left trading. This is what we have now.
drewburn Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Interestingly, it looks like most of the markets served by big banks were the ones with funky real estate loans (other than Georgia, although it looks like Atlanta is NOT the excpetion.) Personally, I think that local banks and credit unions are the way most folks should do their business. I do and I’m quite happy. Capitalism is all about banking, but if small business is the vehicle for job growth, small banks are the vehicle for small business lending…………and community development, small town or big. If it’s about small business, it’s about small banks.
markd Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
right on drewburn!!

Senators such as Ben Nelson & Jim Bunning should have to look at the second map so they can see where they stand in the scheme of things
willid3 Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
i am thinking the big banks went where the money is (as opposed to the old saw of the reverse). They moved in to areas with large populations, and that is generally where the money is.
torrie-amos Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
big banks serve big corps, which are located in large population area’s, competition comes from population, mobility, growth…………..older rural area’s u still bank with who u know
Jack Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
It’s a joke .