FDIC Chairwoman Bair Too big to fail has become worse. Its become explicit when it was implicit before.

Treasury Sec. Geithner Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done.

A Closer Look At FDIC Bank Closures »

The following analysis comes from JMMindset.com and covers the 38...

FDIC Awards Third Bank to Bond Street as Failures Climb to 86 »

Regulators closed banks in Florida, Georgia and New Mexico, awarding...

Investors Ease Strain on F.D.I.C. »

After contending with nearly 240 bank failures since the financial...

Total FDIC Closings Rise to 72 »

On Friday, four more banks were shuttered by U.S. regulators....

Bank planned in Jacksonville to buy distressed banks »

A group of heavyweights in national banking circles could form...

FDIC Shuts 30th Bank for 2010 »

According to an AP article,  Regulators on Friday shut down...

On The Front Lines First Banking Center

First Banking Center »

First Banking Center, Burlington, WI with approximately $750.7 million in total assets and $664.8 million in total deposits was closed. First Michigan Bank, Troy, MI has agreed to assume all deposits excluding the Cede &...

November 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Allegiance Bank of North America

Allegiance Bank of North America »

Allegiance Bank of North America, Bala Cynwyd, PA with approximately $106.6 million in total assets and $92.0 million in total deposits was closed. VIST Bank, Wyomissing, PA has agreed to assume all deposits excluding the...

November 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »
National News

FDIC Awards Third Bank to Bond Street as Failures Climb to 86 »

FDIC Awards Third Bank to Bond Street as Failures Climb to 86

Regulators closed banks in Florida, Georgia and New Mexico, awarding a third financial institution to Bond Street Holdings LLC, an investment firm that first...

Jun 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Investors Ease Strain on F.D.I.C. »

Investors Ease Strain on F.D.I.C.

After contending with nearly 240 bank failures since the financial crisis struck, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is finally getting some help from private...

May 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Total FDIC Closings Rise to 72 »

Total FDIC Closings Rise to 72

On Friday, four more banks were shuttered by U.S. regulators. The failed banks were based in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri. This brings the...

May 17 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Bank planned in Jacksonville to buy distressed banks »

Bank planned in Jacksonville to buy distressed banks

A group of heavyweights in national banking circles could form a bank in Jacksonville by using more than $500 million in capital to buy...

Apr 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Regional News

2010 Trends: Bankers see another tough year ahead »

2010 Trends: Bankers see another tough year ahead

Leading community bankers say the very weak economy and continued high unemployment will weigh on the region in 2010 while the banking industry itself is in for a round of consolidation. “We are in for a rough year. The economy is very soft. I don’t...

Jan 4 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Fifteen local banks under regulatory scrutiny for problems »

Fifteen local banks under regulatory scrutiny for problems

The Philadelphia region escaped last year with no bank failures, but that does not mean federal bank regulators are failing to scrutinize local institutions. At the end of the year, 15 of 101 banks based here were operating under regulatory agreements to address weaknesses in...

Jan 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Williams: Not all doomsday for U.S. banks »

Williams: Not all doomsday for U.S. banks

One thing Matt Williams would like to make clear is that a struggling economy has not treated all bankers badly. “Many banks are in trouble but a lot of news articles lump all banks together and include investment bankers and mortgage brokers which are clearly...

Dec 24 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Local News

Behind the deal: How Tri City bought the Bank of Elmwood »

Behind the deal: How Tri City bought the Bank of ElmwoodRACINE – According to Michael Burke of the Racine Journal times, as far as outsiders knew, the 76 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. employees in town...

Oct 31 2009 / No comment / Read More »
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Regulation Uncertainty seen over global bank regulatory push

Uncertainty seen over global bank regulatory push

Bankers and politicians agreed on little in public during this week’s World Economic Forum gathering of top CEOs and policymakers in the Swiss Alps, other than the desire to see regulations coordinated around...

Jan 30, 2010 / More » Democrats tussle with GOP, bankers and themselves over Wall Street regulations

Democrats tussle with GOP, bankers and themselves over Wall Street regulations

House debate over a vast rewrite of Wall Street regulations kicks off in a charged partisan atmosphere, with plenty of pressure from big bank and business lobbies determined to change it. At the...

Dec 10, 2009 / More »
Surveys April 2010 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey

April 2010 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey

The April 2010 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months. The...

May 31, 2010 / More » Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices – Oct 2009

Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices – Oct 2009

The October 2009 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of and demand for loans to businesses and households over the past three months. The survey...

Nov 13, 2009 / More »
Consulting FDIC Ramps Up Hiring, 2010 May Be Busy

FDIC Ramps Up Hiring, 2010 May Be Busy

The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today approved a $4.0 billion Corporate Operating Budget for 2010. The Board also revised the current 2009 budget to $2.6 billion (FDIC.gov)...

Dec 25, 2009 / More » Contractor Travel Reimbursement Guidelines

Contractor Travel Reimbursement Guidelines

These are the most recent guidelines as of January 2009.  They give you a good idea of what the FDIC expects to pay for you being on the road. Please feel free to...

Nov 7, 2009 / More »
Job Bank FDIC Taps Failed Banks’ Talent

FDIC Taps Failed Banks’ Talent

Former employees of failed banks could be just the experts needed to help the FDIC sort through those banks’ affairs. According to an article by J. Scott Trubey in the Atlanta Journal, it’s...

Aug 28, 2009 / More » Banking Blues

Banking Blues

It’s not just the big banks that are in trouble. Community and regional banks are also struggling under the weight of bad loans. Kent Bernhard, Jr. writes at Portfolio.com that regional and community...

Aug 21, 2009 / More »
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