December 10, 2010 – Paramount Bank, Farmington Hills, Michigan, a four branch community bank, was closed by the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. Level One Bank of Farmington Hills, Michigan, entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC under which it will assume all deposits […]
FDIC Issues October Enforcement Actions On Problem Banks
November 28, 2010 By 3 Comments
November, 2010 – The FDIC recently released a list of orders of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks in October, including 1 cease and desist order, 16 consent orders (formerly called “cease and desist consent orders”), 18 civil money penalties and 1 Prompt Corrective Action. Formal enforcement actions are publicly disclosed by regulators and used […]
FDIC Problem Bank List Increases Again To Highest Level Since 1993
November 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
November 23, 2010 – The third quarter 2010 FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile showed an increase in the number of Problem Banks from 829 to 860. The number of banks on the Problem Bank List now represents 11% of all FDIC insured institutions. Total assets of Problem Banks decreased slightly from $403 billion to $379 billion […]
Banking Failures In Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Florida Bring Year’s Total To 149
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
November 19, 2010 – Three additional banking failures this week brings the year’s total to 149 as regulators closed banks in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Florida. In 2009 a total of 140 banks were closed. This year has now seen the largest number of bank failures since 1992 when 181 banks were closed. During all of […]
90 Year Old First Banking Center, Burlington, WI, Closed By Regulators
November 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
November 19, 2010 – First Banking Center, Burlington, Wisconsin, was closed today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC sold First Banking to First Michigan Bank, Troy, Michigan, which will assume all deposits and purchase all assets of failed First Banking. First Banking Center […]
FDIC Sells Failed Allegiance Bank of North America To Bank With Outstanding TARP Loan
November 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
Allegiance Bank of North America, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, was closed today by the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with VIST Bank, Wyomissing, PA, to assume all deposits and purchase all assets of failed Allegiance. Allegiance was a state-chartered […]
Gulf State Community Bank, Carrabelle, Florida, Fails Under Mountain Of Bad Loans
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Gulf State Community Bank, Carrabelle, Florida was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, and the FDIC was named as receiver. Gulf State had been operating under an FDIC consent order issued November 20, 2009 which required the bank, among other things, to increase capital to adequate levels. Unable to comply with the […]
Three Banking Failures In Georgia and Arizona Push Year’s Total To 146
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
November 12, 2010 – The number of banking failures in 2010 has climbed past last year’s total of 140, which was the most since 1992. Three additional banking failures this week brings the year’s total to 146 as regulators closed banks in Georgia and Arizona. With over 10% of all FDIC insured institutions on the […]
Copper Star Bank, Scottsdale, AZ, Closed By Regulators
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
November 12, 2010 – Copper Star Bank, Scottsdale, Arizona, was closed today by the Superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Stearn Bank, N.A., St. Cloud, Minnesota, to assume all deposits and purchase all of the failed bank’s […]
Darby Bank & Trust Co, Vidalia, GA, Closed By Regulators
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
November 12, 2010 -83 year old Darby Bank & Trust Co, Vidalia, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Ameris Bank, Moultrie, GA, which will acquire the banking operations of failed Darby Bank. Ameris […]