Close to 190 U.S. banks could collapse: USA Today


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, May 4 (Xinhua) -- A study on the fragility of the U.S. banking system found that 186 more banks are at risk of failure even if only half of their uninsured depositors decide to withdraw their funds, reported USA Today on Thursday.

"With the failure of three regional banks since March, and another one teetering on the brink, will America soon see a cascade of bank failures?" asked the report.

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