State regulators shuttered a small Ohio bank which became the eighth banking failure of the year. The Ohio Division of Financial Institutions closed Columbia Savings Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, and appointed the FDIC as receiver. To protect depositors the FDIC sold the failed bank to United Fidelity Bank, fsb, Evansville, Indiana, which assumed all deposits. Although […]
Columbia Savings Bank, Ohio, Eighth Bank Failure of 2014 – Hundreds of Zombie Banks Remain Open for Business
May 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
AztecAmerica Bank, Berwyn, Illinois, Seventh Bank Failure of 2014
May 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
AztecAmerica Bank, Berwyn, Illinois was closed today by state regulators and the FDIC was named as receiver. Founded in September 2005 at the height of the real estate boom, AztecAmerica remained a small bank with assets of only $66 million at the time of its failure. The Bank was founded with the intent of appealing […]
Allendale County Bank, Fairfax, SC, Closed by Regulators, Sixth Bank Failure of 2014
April 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
South Carolina state regulators closed Allendale County Bank, Fairfax, SC, and appointed the FDIC as receiver. In order to protect depositors the FDIC sold the failed bank to Palmetto State Bank, Hampton, South Carolina, which will assume all deposits of failed Allendale County Bank. According to the FDIC, selling a failed bank to another bank […]
Vantage Point Bank, Horsham, PA, Becomes Fifth Banking Failure of 2014
February 28, 2014 By 1 Comment
Vantage Point Bank, Horsham, PA, became the fifth banking failure of 2014 as regulators swooped in to close the insolvent bank. Established in December 2007 as real estate values were already collapsing this small community bank quickly ran into financial difficulties with bad loans, declining revenues, troubles with their home mortgage financing programs, and the […]
Millennium Bank, Sterling, VA, Closed By Regulators
February 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Millennium Bank, Sterling, Virginia, was close today by the Office of the Comptroller. The failed bank which was established in 1999 was placed into receivership with the FDIC. To protect depositors the FDIC sold the failed bank to WashingtonFirst Bank, Reston, VA. Under the terms of the purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC, WashingtonFirst […]
FDIC Says Problem Banks Still Six Times Higher Than in 2007
February 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile for the fourth quarter of 2013 shows a continued reduction in the number of problem banks. The total number of banks on the FDIC Problem Bank List decreased for the 11th consecutive quarter to 467 banks as of December 31, 2013 compared to 515 problem banks in the previous quarter. […]
The Bank of Union, El Reno, OK, Becomes Second Bank Failure of 2014
January 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The second bank failure of 2014 occurred today when regulators closed down The Bank of Union, El Reno, OK. Founded in 1900, The Bank of Union had survived financial panics, depressions and two world wars but found itself unable to cope with a massive amount of defaulted loans. As of September 30, 2013, The Bank […]
DuPage National Bank of Illinois First Bank Failure of 2014
January 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
DuPage National Bank, West Chicago, IL, was closed by the Office of the Comptroller on Friday, becoming the first bank to fail in 2014. Acting as receiver and to protect depositors, the FDIC sold the failed bank to Republic Bank of Chicago, Oak Brook, IL. Although DuPage National was a small bank with only $61.7 […]
Texas Community Bank, The Woodlands, Texas, Becomes 24th Bank Failure of 2013
December 13, 2013 By 1 Comment
Texas Community Bank, National Association, The Woodlands, Texas, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The FDIC, appointed as receiver for the failed bank, sold Texas Community to Spirit of Texas Bank, College Station, Texas, which will assume all deposits of the failed bank. Founded in September 2002, Texas Community […]
Bank of Jackson County, Florida, Closed By Regulators
October 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
After a month and a half with no banking failures, regulators closed the small Bank of Jackson County, Graceville, FL. After being shut down by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, the FDIC was named as receiver. After selling the failed bank to First Federal Bank of Florida, Lake City, FL, all deposit accounts of […]