Four Banks Collapse In Four States – 2012 Bank Failures Total 28

After only two bank failures during May, regulators got off to a fast start in June, closing four banks in four different states.  With the financial system in a period of temporary calm, the number of bank closings during 2012 has tapered off from last year’s levels.  While regulators have closed 28 banks thus far […]

Farmers and Traders State Bank, IL, Closed By Regulators

Farmers and Traders State Bank, Shabbona, Illinois, established in 1905, was closed today by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.  The FDIC, appointed as receiver, sold the failed bank to First State Bank, Mendota, IL. Despite being in business for over a century, Farmers and Traders State Bank remained a small bank with […]