Sunrise Bank of Arizona Closed By Regulators, Fifth Bank Collapse For Capitol Bancorp in Three Months

State regulators closed down the Sunrise Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, and appointed the FDIC as receiver.  To protect depositors, the FDIC sold the failed bank to First Fidelity Bank, N.A., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which will assume all deposits of Sunrise Bank. The failure of Sunrise Bank of Arizona is noteworthy since it is the […]

1st Commerce Bank, Nevada, Closed By Regulators – Fourth Bank Collapse In A Month for Capitol Bancorp

Nevada had its first bank failure in over two years as regulators swooped in to close tiny 1st Commerce Bank, North Las Vegas, Nevada.  After closing the bank, the FDIC exercised its powers as receiver and sold the failed bank to Plaza Bank, Irvine, CA. All customer of 1st Commerce will automatically become customers of […]

Sunrise Bank, GA, Closed As Regulators Zero In On Capitol Bancorp

Regulators closed the second bank of the day controlled by Capitol Bancorp, the troubled holding company that holds 11 different banks in nine different states.  Sunrise Bank, Valdosta, GA, was closed by state regulators while earlier in the day, regulators closed Pisgah Community Bank, N.C., also owned by Capitol Bancorp. The FDIC, acting as receiver, […]