The Federal Home Loan Bank Board said...

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board said it was taking the first step toward charging savings institutions in shaky condition more for deposit insurance than healthy institutions. Thrift associations are charged a regular annual assessment of 8.3 cents for every $100 in deposits. As part of a program to rebuild the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., S&Ls; have been paying an additional special assessment of 12.5 cents per $100 since 1985. The bank board proposal would waive part of the special assessment for thrift institutions with a net worth of 6% or more. The net worth represents the amount of assets an institution has above the amount needed to pay off deposits and other liabilities.