The comparison between default and non-default banks in the2006:Q1 to 2010:Q3 period shows striking differences. Both LRand CR are considerably higher for default banks, indicating a higheroverall liquidity risk and credit risk. This is to be expected and inline with the discussed literature and our anecdotal findings in Table 1. The remaining variables are also in line with generalexpectations. Default banks have a lower capital ratio, a negativereturn on assets with a substantially higher standard deviation,are less efficient, and have a negative loan growth. Furthermore,default banks are smaller and have smaller portions of private,commercial and agricultural but a much larger portion of real estateloans compared with non-default banks. Note that no defaultbank performs off-balance sheet activities.