Four banking failures in four different states have increased total banking failures for 2011 to 18. Small and mid sized banks continue to face the most difficulty as they find it impossible to raise additional capital required by regulators. During 2010 a total of 157 banking failures occurred, the most since 1992 when 181 banks […]
Four Bank Failures In Four States Increase Total Failures To 18
February 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sunshine State Community Bank, Port Orange, Florida, Collapses
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sunshine State Community Bank, Port Orange, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. Sunshine was a five branch bank which opened in mid 2000. During the real estate boom of the early 2000’s, the Bank rapidly expanded its assets, growing from $20 million in 2000 […]
FDIC Warns Banks On Potential Losses By Depositors
February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The ultimate nightmare for a bank customer is to have uninsured funds in a failed bank. Depositor losses at FDIC insured institutions occur more frequently than most people realize. Twice already in 2011, depositors at two failed banks have lost money on uninsured deposits. When a bank fails, the FDIC as receiver, will typically find […]
Three Banking Failures In Georgia And Illinois Bring Year’s Total To 14
February 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Three banking failures in two different states increased the number of banking collapses in 2011 to fourteen banks. The FDIC, with a long list of 860 Problem Banks, was hit for $118.4 million in losses. The total cost of banking failures in 2011 now totals $1.3 billion. During 2010 a total of 157 banking failures […]
Decade Low On Homeownership Rates Merely A Return To Normalcy
February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Census Bureau reports that the level of homeownership has declined to 66.5% for the last quarter of 2010. The number of Americans owning a home is now at the lowest level since 1998 when the rate of ownership was slightly lower at 66.4%. The lower rate of homeownership is not a disaster, as portrayed […]
Evergreen State Bank Of Wisconsin Fails Despite Bank President’s Optimism
January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
January 28, 2011 – Evergreen State Bank, Stoughton, WI, was closed today by the Wisconsin State Department of Financial Institutions, and the FDIC was named as receiver. The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with McFarland State Bank, McFarland, WI, to assume all deposits of failed Evergreen. All four branches of Evergreen will […]
Housing Market On Critical List As Sales Plunge and Strategic Defaults Loom
January 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
The latest news on housing remains distressing and points to continued depreciation in home values. New Home Sales Plunge Again – The Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development released figures showing that the number of new homes sold in 2010 totaled only 321,000 – the lowest reading in 47 years. The […]
Enterprise Banking Co Failure Exposes Inequity of FDIC Deposit Insurance – Uninsured Depositors Out Of Luck
January 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
January 21, 2011 -Enterprise Banking Company, McDonough, GA was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance which named the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC was unable to find a buyer for Enterprise Banking. To protect insured depositors, the FDIC created the Deposit Insurance National Bank of McDonough (DINB) to take over the […]
FDIC Chief Condemns Mortgage Servicers While Ignoring FDIC Role In Mortgage Crisis
January 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
In a strongly worded speech at the Summit On Residential Mortgage Servicing For the 21st Century, FDIC Chief Sheila Bair condemned the mortgage servicing industry for their role in extending the mortgage crisis. Ms. Bair stated that the housing industry has been stabilized by emergency measures but that the effects of the housing bust and […]
Independent Bank’s Stock Price Soars – Is A Takeover Looming?
January 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
After hitting a low of $1 per share in mid December, the stock price of Independent Bank (IBCP) has soared to almost $4 per share. On Friday, IBCP rose $.63 to $3.80, a 20% gain on the day. Volume of the normally thinly traded stock has also increased dramatically since mid December. Trading volume for […]