Bank of Whitman, Colfax, Washington, was closed today by state banking regulators who appointed the FDIC as receiver. The failed bank was sold to Columbia State Bank which will assume all deposits of Bank of Whitman. Bank of Whitman, established in 1977, was an employee owned community bank with 20 branches and $548.6 million in […]
Bank of Shorewood, IL, Closed By Regulators
August 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
Bank of Shorewood, Illinois, which survived the high inflation of the 1980’s and the savings and loan disaster of the 1990’s, collapsed today under the weight of bad loans. The Bank was closed by state regulators who appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC sold Bank of Shorewood to Heartland Bank and Trust of Bloomington, […]
Three Banks Fail In Virginia, South Carolina and Indiana
July 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Regulators closed three banks this week in three different states – Virginia, South Carolina and Indiana. With today’s three bank closings, the number of failed banks in 2011 has increased to 61. The three banks that failed today had total assets of $2.5 billion and resulted in a loss to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund […]
Integra Bank of Indiana Collapses As Regulators Seize Bank
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Integra Bank, N.A., Evansville, Indiana, became the nation’s second largest banking failure of 2011 as regulators closed the insolvent bank. The FDIC, appointed as receiver, protected depositors by entering into a purchase and assumption agreement with Old National Bank, Evansville, Indiana, which will assume all deposits of the failed bank. All 52 branches of Integra […]
BankMeridian, Columbia, SC, Closed By Regulators
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BankMeridian, N.A., Columbia, South Carolina, was closed today by state regulators who appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC sold the failed bank to SCBT, Orangeburg, South Carolina, which will assume all deposits of the failed bank. BankMeridian which had a total of 3 branches, opened for business in May 2006. The Bank raised $31.5 […]
Virginia Business Bank, Richmond, VA, Closed By Regulators
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Virginia Business Bank, Richmond, VA, was closed today by state regulators. The FDIC, appointed as receiver, sold the failed bank to Xenith Bank, Richmond, Virginia. Xenith Bank will assume all deposits of the failed bank. Virginia Business Bank, established in 2006 by local area bank executives, focused on lending to small and mid-sized businesses in […]
FDIC Issues 45 Enforcement Actions In June Against Problem Banks
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The number of enforcement actions by the FDIC against problem banks in June totaled 45, down from 57 in the previous month. The FDIC’s enforcement actions included 10 civil money penalties, 14 consent orders and 3 prompt corrective actions. In addition, the FDIC terminated 8 consent and cease and desist orders, in many cases due […]
High Commission Mortgages Drive Lending Abuses
July 26, 2011 By 4 Comments
The Federal Reserve recently imposed an $85 million fine on Wells Fargo related to subprime loan origination. Fines and legal actions against banks by regulators have become routine, but the Wells Fargo case is unique for several reasons. The Federal Reserve noted that this was the first time that regulators have imposed a penalty for […]
Bank of Choice, Greeley, CO, Closed By Regulators
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bank of Choice, Greeley, Colorado, was closed today by state regulators. The FDIC, appointed as receiver, sold the failed bank to Bank Midwest, N.A., Kansas City, MO. Bank of Choice had 17 branches with $1.07 billion in assets and $924.9 million in deposits. Depositors of the failed bank will automatically become depositors of Bank Midwest […]
LandMark Bank of Florida Closed By Regulators
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LandMark Bank of Sarasota, Florida, became the nation’s 57th banking failure as Florida regulators closed the troubled bank. The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold the failed bank to American Momentum Bank of Tampa, Florida. LandMark Bank, founded in 2000, was one of the largest independent community banks in Sarasota County with six branches and $275 […]