The five largest U.S. investment banks, with combined liabilities or debts of $4 trillion, either went bankrupt (Lehman Brothers), were taken over by other companies (Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch), or were bailed out by the U.S. government (Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley) during 2008 [REF].
The FDIC deposit insurance fund, supported by fees on insured banks, fell to $13 billion in the first quarter of 2009 [REF].