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 […]
One Georgia Bank of Atlanta Fails, Sold To Bank With Outstanding TARP Loans
Signature Bank of Colorado Closed By Regulators
A small Colorado bank became the nation’s 51st banking failure. Signature Bank, Windsor, CO, was closed by the Colorado Division of Banking. The FDIC, acting as receiver, sold the Bank to Points West Community Bank, Colorado. Signature Bank had three branches which will reopen as branches of Points West. Depositors will have full access to […]
Colorado Capital Bank Closed By Regulators
Colorado Capital Bank, which described itself as a niche bank for privately-held businesses and nonprofit organizations, was closed today by the Colorado Division of Banking. The FDIC, as receiver, sold the failed bank to First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, North Carolina. The seven branches of Colorado Capital will reopen as usual on Monday as […]
First Chicago Bank & Trust Closed – Illinois’s Billion Dollar Bank Failure
Illinois, which has not seen a banking failure since April, witnessed the collapse of a billion dollar bank today as regulators closed First Chicago Bank & Trust, Chicago, Illinois. First Chicago is the fifth and largest banking failure in Illinois this year. The four banks that failed in Illinois prior to today were relatively small […]
Mountain Heritage Bank of Georgia Closed By Regulators
Mountain Heritage Bank, Clayton, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The FDIC was appointed as receiver and sold the small two branch community bank to First American Bank and Trust Company, Athens, Georgia. First American will assume all of the failed bank’s deposits and, in addition, purchase essentially all […]
First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay 47th Banking Failure
First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC sold the failed bank to Stonegate Bank, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which will assume all deposits and purchase all assets. First Commercial Bank was a small, two branch, locally owned […]
McIntosh State Bank of Georgia Closed By Regulators
McIntosh State Bank, Jackson, Georgia, established in 1964 as a community oriented, full service commercial bank, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC sold the failed bank to Hamilton State Bank, Hoschton, Georgia. Hamilton State Bank will assume all deposits and purchase all […]
Heritage Bank of Washington Becomes 44th Banking Failure
First Heritage Bank of Snohomish, Washington, became the nation’s 44 banking failure of 2011. The Bank was closed by the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The FDIC sold failed Heritage to Columbia State Bank of Tacoma, Washington, which will assume all deposits and purchase most of the assets […]
Six Bank Failures In Four States = $2.5 Billion In Losses For FDIC
Regulators closed six banks in four different states increasing the total banking failures for the year to 34. Although the largest banks in the country are no longer at direct risk of failing, a significant number of small to midsized problem banks continue to be at risk. The number of banks on the FDIC’s latest […]
Superior Bank of Alabama Becomes First Billion Dollar Bank Failure of 2011
Superior Bank of Birmingham, Alabama, was closed today by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC sold Superior Bank to Superior Bank, N.A., a newly chartered bank subsidiary of Community Bancorp of Houston, Texas. Superior Bank, N.A. will assume all deposits and purchase all assets of […]






