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.
Freedom Bank of Georgia, Commerce, Georgia, with approximately $173.0 million in assets and approximately $161.0 million in deposits, was closed. Northeast Georgia Bank, Lavonia, Georgia has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-37-2009)
FirstCity Bank, Stockbridge, Georgia, with approximately $297.0 million in assets and approximately $278.0 million in deposits was approved for payout by the FDIC Board of Directors. (PR-44-2009)
Colorado National Bank, Colorado Springs, Colorado, with approximately $123.5 million in assets, was closed. Herring Bank, Amarillo, Texas has agreed to assume all deposits (approximately $82.7 million). (PR-45-2009)
TeamBank, National Association, Paola, Kansas, with approximately $669.8 million in assets, was closed. Great Southern Bank, Springfield, Missouri, has agreed to assume all deposits (approximately $492.8 million). (PR-46-2009)
Omni National Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, with approximately $956.0 million in assets and approximately $796.8 million in deposits was closed. SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia has agreed to assume the non-brokered insured deposits. (PR-50-2009)
According to a Data Dispatch by SNL Financial on March 18, 2009, the delinquency rate of nonresidential real estate loans held at banks continues to lag behind the delinquency levels of residential real estate loans, prompting discussion whether commercial real estate is “the next shoe to drop.”
On March 3, 2009 bankers at the Sandler O’Neill [...]
In-Depth Look – Financial Market Regulation – Bloomberg
