The FDIC is studying loans of oil-region banks.
Banks in the Southwest are undergoing a special survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to assess the impact of falling oil prices on their financial well-being, said Alan Whitney, a spokesman for the FDIC. He said surveys recently have been sent to banks in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana as well as other banks in oil-producing states seeking information about the status of loans to borrowers in energy-related businesses.
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