Talk:Zombie bank

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Etymology
Could we have more on the etymology of the term? There's some talk of how it is a particularly appropriate label in light of the fact that zombie banks eat the real economy (as bailouts leave less government money for stimulus). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.46.32.67 (talk) 16:41, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

About my removal of examples of zombies
Wikipedia only is supposed to attack an entity if we can find credible citations attacking the target. Since none were present, I removed the examples. Also, calling JPMorgan Chase a zombie bank is libel because it definitely is not a zombie bank. It was the one that was smart enough to negotiate with the government to help it clean up Bear Stearns's insolvency, and it bought out Washington Mutual Bank without any monetary support from the American government, but only a declaration of insolvency from the Office of Thrift Supervision. As for Citigroup, I would agree with it being a zombie bank, but I don't have proof. Someone needs to cite its balance sheet and also a balance sheet with the TARP funds removed and showing that second balance sheet as being insolvent before calling the entity in question a zombie bank. I don't know about Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Bank of America bought out Merrill Lynch to keep the American economy from getting hit from the lethal amount of contagion Merrill Lynch would have generated if it was allowed to fail. Bank of America then became a zombie, but recent news shows that it is either on the road to exiting zombiehood or has exited zombiehood by installing better risk management at Merrill Lynch, firing the banksters who led it to ruin, and using its earnings power to earn its way out of zombiehood. We need a balance sheet comparison to show if it is a zombie or not, like in Citigroup. As for Wells Fargo, we know that Wachovia's retail banking side has caused it much trouble (the investment banking side Wachovia is a much healthier matter altogether), but we need another balance sheet comparison to determine if it is a zombie bank. Jesse Viviano (talk) 12:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

What is the accounting definition of a zombie bank?
Is there a financial formula for a zombie? Can I calculate whether a bank fits the definition? What do I need to know and how do I find it?

R. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.255.235.240 (talk) 10:26, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Section provides no specific information
The whole section under ‘united states’ provides no information specific to the u.s. dealing with zombie banks. These general statements could essentially be placed at any country/economic zone.

Currently I feel too new to edit these texts. But if this conclusion is supported I’d most certainly support a bit of trimming. Alfonce deSanta (talk) 23:08, 9 October 2020 (UTC)