There seems to be a much larger movement afoot to get rid of the SMALLER banks. Maybe the Dallas Fed is just trying to muddy the waters about what they're really up to.
http://www.kansas.com/2011/12/01/2123326/fewer-small-banks-in-state.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/regulators-close-small-chicago-bank-making-13-bank-failures-so-far-this-year/2012/03/09/gIQAxsy11R_story.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501369_162-20127336/small-bank-closed-in-illinois-85-failures-in-2011/
http://www.bankrate.com/financing/banking/the-struggle-of-small-banks/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/14/usa-bank-failure-idUSN1E76S1UD20111014
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