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.
Cape Fear Bank, Wilmington, North Carolina, with approximately $492 million in assets, was closed. First Federal Savings and Loan Association, Charleston, South Carolina, has agreed to assume all deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits (approximately $403 million). (PR-52-2009)
New Frontier Bank, Greeley, Colorado, with approximately $2.0 billion in assets and approximately $1.5 billion in deposits was closed. Deposit Insurance National Bank of Greeley, Greeley, Colorado has agreed to assume the non-brokered insured deposits. (PR-53-2009)
American Sterling Bank, Sugar Creek, Missouri, with approximately $181 million in assets was closed. Metcalf Bank, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, has agreed to assume all deposits (approximately $171.9 million). (PR-54-2009)
Great Basin Bank of Nevada, Elko, Nevada, with approximately $270.9 million in assets, was closed. Nevada State Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, has agreed to assume all deposits (approximately $241.4 million). (PR-55-2009)
American Southern Bank, Kennesaw, Georgia, with approximately $112.3 million in assets and approximately $104.3 in deposits was closed. Bank of North Georgia, Alpharetta, Georgia, has agreed to assume all non-brokered deposits. (PR-57-2009)
Michigan Heritage Bank, Farmington Hills, Michigan, with approximately $184.6 million in assets, was closed. Level One Bank, Farmington Hills, Michigan, has agreed to assume all deposits (approximately $151.7 million). (PR-58-2009)
First Bank of Beverly Hills, Calabasas, California, with approximately $1.5 billion in assets and approximately $1 billion in deposits was approved for payout by the FDIC Board of Directors. (PR-59-2009)
First Bank of Idaho, Ketchum, Idaho, with approximately $488.9 million in assets, was closed. U.S. Bank, National Association, Minneapolis, MN, has agreed to assume all non-brokered deposits (approximately $374 million). (PR-60-2009)
