FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $56 billion in the first quarter, a 27.5 percent increase from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $25.5 billion in the fourth quarter, down 40.9 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said yesterday.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $47.9 billion in the third quarter, up 5.2 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $48.3 billion in the second quarter, up 10.7 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.

Loan growth slowed across all major lending categories in the first quarter, according to the FDIC’s Quarterly Banking Profile released today.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $43.7 billion in the fourth quarter, up 7.7 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $45.6 billion in the third quarter, up 12.9 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $43.6 billion in the second quarter, up 1.4 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $39.1 billion in the first quarter, down 1.9 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $40.4 billion in the fourth quarter, up 11.9 percent from the industry’s earnings a year before, the FDIC said today.