FDIC Enforcement Actions Issued On 32 Problem Banks – Is Your Bank On This List?

July 30, 2010 – The FDIC today released a list of orders of enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals.   A total of 29 cease and desist consent orders and 3 prompt corrective actions orders were issued. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the federal agency in charge of safeguarding the nation’s bank deposits, maintains a […]

Home National Bank, Blackwell, Oklahoma Closed By OCC

July 9, 2010 – Home National Bank, Blackwell, Oklahoma, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. Home National Bank of Blackwell, Oklahoma with $644.5 million in assets was the week’s largest banking failure.    Home National was acquired by RCB Bank, Claremore, Oklahoma, and […]

Troubled Asset Ratio Good Predictor Of Failed Banks

Many Bank Failures Easy To Predict Evaluating the financial health of a bank is a complex process which requires an in depth analysis of a bank’s financial statements.   Most bank depositors would be ill equipped to assess whether or not a particular bank might be in financial difficulty. There is, however, one simple concept […]