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Commercial-bank credit was $19,876.3 billion in the week ended September 16

The Board posted the September 25 commercial-bank assets and liabilities release at the usual 4:15 p.m. ET window. Table 2, seasonally adjusted, lists bank credit at $19,876.3 billion in the week ended September 16, after $19,866.8 billion in the week ended September 9. Loans and leases in bank credit were $14,079.0 billion after $14,062.4 billion. Commercial and industrial loans were $2,965.3 billion after $2,967.7 billion. Deposits were $19,568.4 billion after $19,657.5 billion. Table 1 break-adjusted seasonally adjusted annual rates for August show bank credit up 4.9 percent after 5.5 percent in July, loans and leases up 8.8 percent after 3.7 percent, and commercial and industrial loans up 18.9 percent after falling 2.4 percent.

Bank credit
$19,876.3B 2026-09-16 · prior $19,866.8B (2026-09-09)
Loans and leases in bank credit
$14,079B 2026-09-16 · prior $14,062.4B (2026-09-09)
Commercial and industrial loans
$2,965.3B 2026-09-16 · prior $2,967.7B (2026-09-09)
Deposits
$19,568.4B 2026-09-16 · prior $19,657.5B (2026-09-09)
Bank credit, monthly SAAR
4.9% 2026-08 · prior 5.5% (2026-07)
Loans and leases in bank credit, monthly SAAR
8.8% 2026-08 · prior 3.7% (2026-07)
Commercial and industrial loans, monthly SAAR
18.9% 2026-08 · prior -2.4% (2026-07)
Seasonally adjusted bank credit, weekly$ billions$19,830B$19,840B$19,850B$19,860B$19,870B$19,880BAug 26Sep 02Sep 09Sep 16Board commercial-bank assets and liabilities, weeks ended August 26–September 16, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
Seasonally adjusted bank credit, weekly. Board commercial-bank assets and liabilities, weeks ended August 26–September 16, 2026. Share card.

Source: Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the United States — September 25, 2026 — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

all 7 figures found at the source
  • found Bank credit = $19,876.3B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Loans and leases in bank credit = $14,079B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Commercial and industrial loans = $2,965.3B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Deposits = $19,568.4B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Bank credit, monthly SAAR = 4.9% — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Loans and leases in bank credit, monthly SAAR = 8.8% — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Commercial and industrial loans, monthly SAAR = 18.9% — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 25, 2026, updated Sep 26, 2026.

This page is one print. The daily brief for September 25, 2026 is the editor's cut of what mattered that day. Figures are as the named sources printed them. The methodology says how this page is made and what is checked.