Williamsburg First National Bank Of South Carolina Closed By OCC

July 23, 2010 – Williamsburg First National Bank – Banking Failure #99

See analysis of this week’s bank closings at – Banking Failures Hit 103 As Regulators Close Seven More Banks

FDIC – Williamsburg First National Bank, Kingstree, South Carolina, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina, to assume all of the deposits of Williamsburg First National Bank.

The five branches of Williamsburg First National Bank will reopen on Monday as branches of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. Depositors of Williamsburg First National Bank will automatically become depositors of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship in order to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers of Williamsburg First National Bank should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. that it has completed systems changes to allow other First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. branches to process their accounts as well.

As of March 31, 2010, Williamsburg First National Bank had approximately $139.3 million in total assets and $134.3 million in total deposits. First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. will pay the FDIC a premium of 0.5 percent to assume all of the deposits of Williamsburg First National Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

The FDIC and First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. entered into a loss-share transaction on $64.4 million of Williamsburg First National Bank’s assets. First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $8.8 million. Compared to other alternatives, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.’s acquisition was the least costly resolution for the FDIC’s DIF. Williamsburg First National Bank is the 99th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fourth in South Carolina. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Woodlands Bank, Bluffton, on July 16, 2010.