Bank closure Friday


Written by | The Bellingham Herald | January 21, 2011

Government regulators shut down four banks earlier this afternoon, making it seven so far in 2011. Details below. I’ll update with new posts if there are other closures before I leave today.

No. 4 Enterprise Banking Co., McDonough, Ga. was shut down by government regulators and was not turned over to another bank.  Estimated cost to the FDIC: $39.6 million.

No. 5 Community South Bank and Trust of Easley, S.C., was shut down, then taken over by Certusbank, Easley, SC. Community South had six branches. Estimated cost to the FDIC: $46.3 million.

No. 6 The Bank of Asheville, SC was shut down, then taken over by First Bank of Troy, SC. Asheville had five branches. Estimated cost to the FDIC: $56.2 million.

No. 7: United Western Bank of Denver was shut down, then taken over by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of Raleigh, S.C. United had eight branches. Estimated cost to the FDIC: $312.8 million.

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    Hello All, First time poster and looking forward to being a part of the group!

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