Aftermath of 2008 economic collapse: biggest global banks still...REALLY big

In this visualization, the total assets of the eight systemically important U.S. banks are represented as a multiple of the total assets of the 25th largest depositary institution for the year being displayed. Data can be shown for any year from 2008 to 2011. For example, in 2008, Bank of America was 23.65 times larger than Sovereign Bank, then the 25th largest bank in the U.S. At the end of 2010, it was 31.42 times larger than that year’s 25th largest bank, Capital One. To move through the years, use the slider in the upper right-hand corner of the visualization.