Wakulla Bank, Crawfordville, Florida, Closed By Regulators

October 1, 2010 – Wakulla Bank, Crawfordville, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver.   Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, acquired the failed bank under a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC.  Centennial Bank will assume all the deposits and purchase essentially all of the assets […]

Banking Failures In Washington and Florida Bring Year’s Total To 127

September 24, 2010 – Banking failures in Washington and Florida brought the nation’s total number of banking failures to 127. The State of Florida remains unchallenged as the nation’s top state for banking failures.  With this week’s failure of Haven Trust Bank Florida, Florida now accounts for nearly 20% of the total banking failures for […]

North County Bank, Arlington, Washington, Failed Bank #127

September 24, 2010 – North County Bank, Arlington, Washington, a four branch bank founded in 2001, was closed today by the Washington Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the FDIC as receiver.   The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Whidbey Island Bank, Coupeville, Washington, to assume all deposits and purchase all assets […]

Haven Trust Bank Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Closed By Regulators

September 24, 2010 – Florida has experienced more banking failures than any other state in the nation.   Today’s failure of Haven Trust Bank Florida becomes the nation’s 126th banking failure and the twenty-fourth in Florida.   Almost 20% of the nation’s total banking failures have now occurred in Florida.  The only two other states with […]

Banking Failures Spread To 28 States Across The Nation

A nationwide drop in real estate values combined with an all time high in mortgage defaults and foreclosures have resulted in banking failures across 28 States.  As of September 17, there were a total of 125 banking failures in the US and Puerto Rico. The five States with the greatest number of banking failures are […]

Pace Of Bank Failures Increase As Regulators Close Six Banks

September 17, 2010 – After closing only one bank since August 20th, regulators picked up the pace and closed six banking institutions.  With the recent increase in the number of banks on the FDIC’s “Problem Bank List“, regulators should be busy well into 2011 closing institutions that are considered  “unsafe and unsound”. As of the […]

Maritime Savings Bank, West Allis, Wisconsin, Closed By Regulators

September 17, 2010 – Maritime Savings Bank, West Allis, Wisconsin, was closed today by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which appointed the FDIC as receiver.  The FDIC sold failed Maritime Bank to North Shore Bank, FSB, Brookfield, Wisconsin, which will assume all the deposits but only about half of the failed bank’s assets. Maritime Savings […]

Bramble Savings Bank, Milford, Ohio, Seized By Regulators

September 17, 2010 – Bramble Savings Bank, Milford, Ohio, was closed today by the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions, which appointed the FDIC as receiver.  The FDIC sold Bramble Savings Bank to Foundation Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, which will assume all deposits and purchase essentially all assets of failed Bramble Bank. Bramble Savings Bank was a […]

The Peoples Bank, Winder, Georgia, Closed By State Regulators

September 17, 2010 – The Peoples Bank, Winder, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the FDIC was named as receiver. The Peoples Bank was acquired by Community & Southern Bank, Carrollton, Georgia under a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC.  Community & Southern will assume all deposits […]

First Commerce Community Bank, Douglasville, Georgia, Closed By Regulators

September 17, 2010 – First Commerce Community Bank, Douglasville, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the FDIC was named as receiver. First Commerce Bank was acquired by Community & Southern Bank, Carrollton, Georgia under a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC.  Community & Southern will assume all […]