Number of bank failures 2003: 3
Number of bank failures 2004: 4
Number of bank failures 2005: 0
Number of bank failures 2006: 0
Number of bank failures 2007: 3
Number of bank failures 2008: 25
Number of bank failures last year: 140
Number of bank failures so far this year: 81
The 81st, TierOne Bank, Lincoln, Nebraska (and its 69 branches).