Figure 19. Capital transfers to commercial banks from parent bank holding companies, 1990-2008.
Data are plotted as a curve. Capital transfers to commercial bank holding companies from parent bank holding companies begin in the first quarter of 1990 at about $2 billion, and move within a narrow range of negative $3 billion to $10 billion until the second quarter of 2005, when they surpass $10 billion. Capital transfers to commercial bank holding companies from parent bank holding companies move back down to a range of $2 to $8 billion until 2007, when they surpass $16 billion by the end of the year. They drop to $3 billion in the first quarter of 2008, then rise steeply, reaching $12 billion in the second quarter, $20 billion in the third quarter, and more than $66 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008.
NOTE: The data are quarterly.
