August 2012 Top 40

With this new Top 40 list, the Bank Blog has expanded its ranking to all regulated, deposit taking banks in the United States.  As all regulated banks are now filing under the same reporting format, it is now possible to compare across these savings banks as well. That should introduce a few never before seen banks to our list.

In the last quarter The Bank Blog continued to demonstrate well the least stable U.S. banks well. Of the 40 banks listed, 9 failed. Several problem banks all have the same parent, Capital Bancorp Limited. The Bank Blog has decided to highlight those banks. We would also like to caution our readers not to infer that those banks leaving the list are now safe.  Most of the banks are still ranked among the 65 worst, except for one now ranked 164th (ISB Community Bank).

Returning banks are listed in bold and newly failed banks are listed in italics. Capital Bancorp Limited banks are listed with an asterisk before their name.


1. * PISGAH COMMUNITY BANK of ASHEVILLE, NC
2. EASTERN SAVINGS BANK of HUNT VALLEY, MD
3. GULFSOUTH PRIVATE BANK of DESTIN, FL
4. TRUMAN BANK of SAINT LOUIS MO
5. * SUNRISE BANK of VALDOSTA, GA
6. U.S. CENTURY BANK of MIAMI FL
7. DECATUR STATE BANK of DECATUR, AR  
8. EXCEL BANK of SEDALIA MO
9. DUPAGE NATIONAL BANK of WEST CHICAGO, IL
10. TEXAS COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. of THE WOODLANDS, TX
11. FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK of BLOOMINGTON, MN
12. * BANK OF LAS VEGAS of LAS VEGAS, NV
13. COMMUNITY BANK OF THE OZARKS of SUNRISE BEACH, MO
14. WESTSIDE COMMUNITY BANK of UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA
15. ANCHOR COMMERCIAL BANK of JUNO BEACH, FL
16. THE PATTERSON BANK of PATTERSON, GA 
17. AMERICAN METRO BANK of CHICAGO, IL
18. FIRST UNITED BANK of CRETE, IL
19. HOMETOWN COMMUNITY BANK of BRASELTON, GA
20. * MICHIGAN COMMERCE BANK of ANN ARBOR, MI
21. FIRST SECURITY BANK OF MALTA of MALTA, MT
22. FIRST CAROLINA STATE BANK of ROCKY MOUNT, NC
23. DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK of DOUGLASVILLE, GA
24. BEACH COMMUNITY BANK of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
25. FARMERS EXCHANGE BANK of LOUISVILLE, AL
26. BANK OF NAPLES of NAPLES, FL
27. COVENANT BANK of CHICAGO, IL
28. MILE HIGH BANKS of LONGMONT, CO
29. * 1ST COMMERCE BANK of NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV
30. FIRST SOUTH BANK of SPARTANBURG, SC
31. FIDELITY BANK of FLORIDA, N.A. of MERRITT ISLAND, FL
32. STATE CENTRAL BANK of KEOKUK, IA
33. COMMUNITY SOUTH BANK of PARSONS, TN
34. FIRST FEDERAL BANK of LEXINGTON, KY
35. * CENTRAL ARIZONA BANK of SCOTTSDALE, AZ
36. IDAHO BANKING COMPANY of BOISE, ID
37. GUARANTY BANK of BROWN DEER, WI
38. METROBANK of CHICAGO, IL
39. HOMETOWN NATIONAL BANK of LONGVIEW, WA
40. THE PEOPLES BANK of COVINGTON, GA

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