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Table A.3 - Number of FDIC-Insured Community Banks by Type of Geographic Area, 1985 and 2003
  Number of Banks Percentage of Base Year (1985)
  Large Metro   Large Metro
  Total Rural SmallMetro Suburban Urban Total Rural SmallMetro Suburban Urban
Beginning 1985 14,305 7,216 2,228 1,713 3,148 100 50 16 12 22
Additions for De Novo Entry 2,449 394 424 464 1,167 17 5 19 27 37
Other Additions/(Deductions) (44) (240) 49 50 97 0 3 2 3 3
Deductions for Mergers (7,366) (2,978) (1,303) (1,060) (2,025) 51 41 58 62 64
Deductions for Failures (2,049) (626) (325) (249) (849) 14 9 15 15 27
Year-end 2003 7,295 3,766 1,073 918 1,538 51 52 48 54 49
Total Decline 1985-2003 7,010 3,450 1,155 795 1,610 49 48 52 46 51
Note: Community banks are defined as banking organizations (bank and thrift holding companies, independent banks, and independent thrifts) with aggregate bank or thrift assets of less than $1 billion (in 2002 dollars). Large metropolitan areas are those with populations above 500,000. Banks are classified geographically on the basis of the location of their headquarters. (For further information, see above, n. 31.)



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