Four Banks Fail In Georgia, Florida and Arizona

July 15 – Regulators closed four banks today in Georgia, Florida and Arizona, bringing the total number of bank failures this year to 55. The total assets of the four failed banks amounted to $679 million and the cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was estimated at $129.1 million. The four failed banks this […]

High Trust Bank of Georgia Fails, Sold To Ameris Bank

High Trust Bank, Stockbridge, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance.   The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold the $192 million asset failed bank to Ameris Bank of Moultrie, Georgia. High Trust Bank has consistently been ranked as one of the most unsafe banks in Georgia by various bank rating agencies.  […]

One Georgia Bank of Atlanta Fails, Sold To Bank With Outstanding TARP Loans

One Georgia Bank of Atlanta, Georgia, a $186 million dollar asset bank, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance.  The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold the failed bank to Ameris Bank. One Georgia Bank has been effectively insolvent since late last year with a troubled asset ratio of 350% which is […]