Louisiana ranked 27th in the nation for suspicious banking activity such as money laundering, check fraud, credit or debit card fraud, identity theft or mortgage loan fraud. There were 33,963 filings of suspicious activity from April 1, 1996, through June 20, 2008, according to an FBI report. California took the top position with 881,114 filings. Other top-ranking states include New York with 404,697 filings, Texas with 232,062 and Florida with 215,964. The Marshall Islands, a U.S. territory, had the fewest filings with 14 reports. Nationwide, filings peaked at 649,176 in 2007 and fell to 343,974 last year in the 13-year comparison. Louisiana filings followed the same trend, peaking at 2,353 in 2007 and fell to 1,169 last year.—Anna Thibodeaux
State isn’t big on suspicious banking activity
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