Only bank in top 7 not to go "dancing with the FDIC" yet is Wells Fargo. <a href="http://nyjobsource.com/banks.html" target="_blank">http://nyjobsource.com/banks.html</a> Wells Fargo got $76 B in MBS, CMOs, and "preferred stocks on its assets. Shareholder equity is $47 B. <a href="https://www.wellsfargo.com/pdf/press/2q08pr.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.wellsfargo.com/pdf/press/2q08pr.pdf</a> (page 19) There is not a bank out there that will not need additional capital infusions if they want to stay in the banking business.