Friday, May 27, 2011

Columbia State Bank Acquires Second Failed Bank in Two Weeks

79th ranked First Heritage Bank of Snohomish, Washington by state regulators. The approximately $173.5 million bank by assets was taken over by Columbia State Bank of Tacoma, Washington. Columbia assumed the assets and deposits of the bank and entered into a $142.2 million loss-share transaction with the FDIC. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $34.9 million.