Bank Leverage Stats, 12/31/08

"GE is the scary one. I mean, is Timmy Geithner going to stress test them too? I’m pulling balance sheet data from their quarterly earnings release, which doesn’t offer any detail on shareholders’ equity. I’m assuming that the published equity figure of $104.7 billion includes the $3 billion preferred investment that Warren Buffett announced on October 1st. I’m deducting that amount from tangible common equity in order to get GE’s leverage ratio. If I have that incorrect, hopefully a better-informed reader will let me know."