First Peoples Bank of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold the failed bank to Premier American Bank, N.A., Miami, Florida. First Peoples was a relatively new bank that first opened for business in 1999, promising a “customer driven, community oriented approach” […]
High Trust Bank of Georgia Fails, Sold To Ameris Bank
July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
High Trust Bank, Stockbridge, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold the $192 million asset failed bank to Ameris Bank of Moultrie, Georgia. High Trust Bank has consistently been ranked as one of the most unsafe banks in Georgia by various bank rating agencies. […]
One Georgia Bank of Atlanta Fails, Sold To Bank With Outstanding TARP Loans
July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One Georgia Bank of Atlanta, Georgia, a $186 million dollar asset bank, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold the failed bank to Ameris Bank. One Georgia Bank has been effectively insolvent since late last year with a troubled asset ratio of 350% which is […]
First Chicago Bank & Trust Closed – Illinois’s Billion Dollar Bank Failure
July 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Illinois, which has not seen a banking failure since April, witnessed the collapse of a billion dollar bank today as regulators closed First Chicago Bank & Trust, Chicago, Illinois. First Chicago is the fifth and largest banking failure in Illinois this year. The four banks that failed in Illinois prior to today were relatively small […]
Mountain Heritage Bank of Georgia Closed By Regulators
June 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mountain Heritage Bank, Clayton, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The FDIC was appointed as receiver and sold the small two branch community bank to First American Bank and Trust Company, Athens, Georgia. First American will assume all of the failed bank’s deposits and, in addition, purchase essentially all […]
McIntosh State Bank of Georgia Closed By Regulators
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
McIntosh State Bank, Jackson, Georgia, established in 1964 as a community oriented, full service commercial bank, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC sold the failed bank to Hamilton State Bank, Hoschton, Georgia. Hamilton State Bank will assume all deposits and purchase all […]
Citigroup Shareholders Lose $16 Billion After Reverse Stock Split
June 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On March 21st, Citigroup announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, effective May 9, 2011. According to Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, “Citi is a fundamentally different company than it was three years ago. The reverse stock split and intention to reinstate a dividend are important steps as we anticipate returning capital to shareholders starting next year.” […]
Washington Mutual Soars 350% On Bankruptcy Exit Plan
June 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
The failure of Washington Mutual Bank on September 28, 2008 was the largest banking failure in U.S. history. After nervous depositors starting withdrawing billions of dollars, regulators feared that a run on the Bank would cause a nationwide panic and decided to close the bank. The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold Washington Mutual to JP […]
Heritage Bank of Washington Becomes 44th Banking Failure
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
First Heritage Bank of Snohomish, Washington, became the nation’s 44 banking failure of 2011. The Bank was closed by the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC sold failed Heritage to Columbia State Bank of Tacoma, Washington, which will assume all deposits and purchase most of the assets […]
Banking Industry Problems Persist As Revenues Decline – Quarterly Banking Profile
May 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
Confirmation of weakness in the banking industry came today with the release of the March 31, 2011 FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile (QBP). Most investors in banking stocks, with some exceptions, know that the performance of their bank stock investments has tracked the weak state of the economy and banking industry. The widely followed KBW Bank […]