Saturday, December 28, 2013

Bank Failures in 2013

In the years leading up to the Great Recession bank failures were almost unheard of.  Then, in 2008, 26 banks were seized with many (IndyMac and Washington Mutual) making headline news. It took until 2010 for the number of failures to peak at 157 and it has been coming down slowly ever since. Thankfully, this year has seen fewer banks shut down than in any year since, 24.

Most banks have always been safe. But the Top 40 continue to show some of the most dangerous banks still out there. Perhaps the best way of describing this level of risk is to look at our projections for the 40th ranked bank in recent years:

Fall 2013: Cornerstone Bank of Duluth, Ga. has about a 37% chance of closing in the next year.
Fall 2012: Golden State Bank of Upland, Ca. had about a 54% chance. Today it is 6.6% (still risky by banking standards)
Fall 2011: Idaho Banking Company of Boise, ID at 76% (now 29%)

As you can see, the overall level of risk has fallen. But risky banks tend to take years to recover, if they ever do. As such, The Bank Blog intends to keep making new quarterly lists for some time to come. As banks fail, we will provide recaps as well. However, there will no longer be weekly notes when there are no failures as that is now the majority of weeks.

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Friday, December 13, 2013

Number Four Fails


For the first time in nearly two months, regulators decided to shut down a bank. Fourth-ranked Texas Community Bank, N.A. of The Woodlands, Texas, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Spirit of Texas Bank, SSB (4230th) of College Station, Texas, has agreed to acquire $147.9 million of the failed bank's approximately $160.1 million in total assets. In addition, they will assume $142.6 million in total deposits. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition.The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $10.8 million.

Friday, December 6, 2013

No New Failures

As of 9:00 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, November 29, 2013

No New Failures

As of 6:45 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, November 22, 2013

The Fall Top 40

The Bank Blog has ranks the Top 40 most likely to fail, regulated, deposit taking banks in the United States.

Shutdowns have fallen to a post-crisis low. Only three failures since the previous update, all on the Summer Top 40. Seven other banks departed the list of which one was acquired, two others were re-capitalized and the others all remaining among the 60 riskiest banks in the nation. Therefore would also like to caution our readers not to infer that currently listed banks or those leaving the list are now safe. While the overall likelihood of failure has fallen, distressed banks may not prove to be the best banking partners.

Only returning banks from the prior list are listed in bold and newly failed banks are listed in italics. 



1. THE BANK OF UNION of  EL RENO, OK 
2. THE NATIONAL REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO of CHICAGO, IL 
3. EASTERN SAVINGS BANK of HUNT VALLEY, MD 
4. TEXAS COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. of THE WOODLANDS, TX 
5. AZTECAMERICA BANK of BERWYN, IL 
6. AMERICAN METRO BANK of CHICAGO, IL 
7. SLAVIE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK of BEL AIR, MD 
8. FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO. of PALOS HILLS, IL 
9. THE PEOPLES BANK of COVINGTON, GA
10. BEACH COMMUNITY BANK of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 
11. PARK CITIES BANK of DALLAS, TX
12. OPTIMUMBANK of PLANTATION, FL
13. CAPITOL CITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY of ATLANTA, GA
14. CITY NATIONAL BANK OF NEW JERSEY of NEWARK, NJ 
15. ENTERPRISE BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA of EHRHARDT, SC
16. SECURANT BANK & TRUST of MILWAUKEE, WI
17. THE COLUMBIA SAVINGS BANK of CINCINNATI, OH
18. VALLEY BANK of MOLINE, IL
19. INDEPENDENCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK of WASHINGTON, DC
20. CENTRUST BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of NORTHBROOK, IL
21. THE BANK OF GEORGIA of PEACHTREE CITY, GA
22. GUARANTY BANK of BROWN DEER, WI
23. FIRST SOUTHERN BANK of PATTERSON, GA
24. FIRST CITY BANK OF FLORIDA of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
25. INDEPENDENT BANKERS' BANK OF FLORIDA of LAKE MARY, FL
26. HOMETOWN NATIONAL BANK of LONGVIEW, WA
27. DUPAGE NATIONAL BANK of WEST CHICAGO, IL
28. CECIL BANK of ELKTON, MD
29. BANK OF EASTMAN of EASTMAN, GA
30. EASTSIDE COMMERCIAL BANK of CONYERS, GA
31. BANK OF LAS VEGAS of LAS VEGAS, NV
32. STATE BANK OF HERSCHER of HERSCHER, IL  
33. LEGACY STATE BANK of LOGANVILLE, GA
34. PNA BANK DOWNERS of GROVE, IL
35. PBI BANK of LOUISVILLE, KY
36. THE HERITAGE BANK of HINESVILLE, GA
37. SECURITY SAVINGS BANK, SSB of SOUTHPORT, NC
38. SUNRISE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE of ALBUQUERQUE, NM
39. GWINNETT COMMUNITY BANK of DULUTH, GA
40. CORNERSTONEBANK of ATLANTA, GA



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No New Failures

The Fall Top 40 is coming soon!

As of 5:30 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, November 15, 2013

As of 5:10 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, November 8, 2013

No New Failures

As of 6:50 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, November 1, 2013

The First Failure in Two Months

After nearly two months of regulatory restraint, the 34th ranked Bank of Jackson County of Graceville, Florida, was closed Wednesday by state regulators. The pre-Halloween trick converted  the depositors and assets into those held by First Federal Bank of Florida of Lake City, Florida (2335th). At the time of closing Bank of Jackson County had approximately $25.5 million in total assets and $25.0 million in total deposits. First Federal Bank of Florida agreed to purchase approximately $23.1 million of the failed bank’s assets while the FDIC retained the remaining assets for later disposition. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $5.1 million.

Friday, October 25, 2013

And Still No New Failures

As of 6:30 pm EDT there have been no failures. This is the sixth consecutive week without a shuttered bank. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, October 18, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:10 pm EDT there have been no failures. This is the fifth consecutive week without a shuttered bank. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, October 11, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:40 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, October 4, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:40 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, September 27, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:25 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, September 20, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:10 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, September 13, 2013

First Top 40 Failures of the new quarter


35th-ranked First National Bank of Edinburg, Texas, was closed today by the OCC. Significantly larger than most recent failures, the approximately $3.1 billion bank (by total assets) was largely acquired under a purchase and assumption agreement by PlainsCapital Bank (5544th) of Dallas, Texas. In addition to assuming all of the $2.3 billion in total deposits of First National Bank, PlainsCapital Bank agreed to purchase approximately $2.7 billion of First National Bank's assets. The acquisition includes a loss-share transaction on $1.8 billion of these assets. In all, the FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $637.5 million.

39th-ranked Community's Bank of Bridgeport, Connecticut has become the first bank of new quarter to fail. The bank was closed today by state regulators. This was the first Connecticut based bank to fail since 2002 and the first in many months for which an acquirer of the banks assets and deposits could not be found. The very small bank had approximately $26.3 million in total assets and $25.7 million in total deposits as of its June call report. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the DIF will be $7.8 million.

Friday, September 6, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:45 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, August 30, 2013

No New Failures

As of 8:45 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Summer Top 40

The Bank Blog has ranks the Top 40 most likely to fail, regulated, deposit taking banks in the United States.

The banking sector has turned the corner, with only seven failures since the previous update. Of these, five failures were in the Spring Top 40. Nonetheless, we would also like to caution our readers not to infer that currently listed banks or those leaving the list are now safe.  Departing banks often return on future lists. Four other distressed and affiliated banks from our list: Metrobank, Archer Bank, Plaza Bank and North Community Bank were combined into a single entity after being purchased by investment bankers.

Only returning banks from the prior list are listed in bold and newly failed banks are listed in italics. 

1. EASTERN SAVINGS BANK of HUNT VALLEY, MD
2. TEXAS COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. of THE WOODLANDS, TX
3. AMERICAN METRO BANK of CHICAGO, IL
4. SLAVIE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK of BEL AIR, MD
5. AZTECAMERICA BANK of BERWYN, IL
6. FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO. of PALOS HILLS, IL  
7. THE PEOPLES BANK of COVINGTON, GA  
8. THE COLUMBIA SAVINGS BANK of CINCINNATI, OH
9. OPTIMUMBANK of PLANTATION, FL

10. BEACH COMMUNITY BANK of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
11. CITY NATIONAL BANK OF NEW JERSEY of NEWARK, NJ
12. CAPITOL CITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY of ATLANTA, GA
13. GEORGIA PRIMARY BANK of ATLANTA, GA
14. SUPERIOR BANK of HAZELWOOD, MO 
15. PARK CITIES BANK of DALLAS, TX
16. BANK OF LAS VEGAS of LAS VEGAS, NV
17. DUPAGE NATIONAL BANK of WEST CHICAGO, IL
18. SECURANT BANK & TRUST of MILWAUKEE, WI
19. GUARANTY BANK of BROWN DEER, WI
20. THE FOSTER BANK of CHICAGO, IL
21. UNITED MIDWEST SAVINGS BANK of DE GRAFF, OH
22. HOMETOWN NATIONAL BANK of LONGVIEW, WA
23. CALIFORNIA BUSINESS BANK of LOS ANGELES, CA
24. BANK OF EASTMAN of EASTMAN, GA
25. THE BANK OF GEORGIA of PEACHTREE CITY, GA
26. FIRST CITY BANK OF FLORIDA of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 
27. STATE BANK OF HERSCHER of HERSCHER, IL  
28. FIRST SOUTHERN BANK of PATTERSON, GA
29. ANCHOR COMMERCIAL BANK of JUNO BEACH, FL
30. EASTSIDE COMMERCIAL BANK of CONYERS, GA
31. FIRST SOUTH BANK of SPARTANBURG, SC
32. PBI BANK of LOUISVILLE, KY
33. PNA BANK DOWNERS of GROVE, IL
34. BANK OF JACKSON COUNTY of GRACEVILLE, FL
35. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of EDINBURG, TX 
36. INDEPENDENCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK of WASHINGTON, DC
37. LEGACY STATE BANK of LOGANVILLE, GA
38. INDEPENDENT BANKERS' BANK OF FLORIDA of LAKE MARY, FL
39. THE COMMUNITY'S BANK of BRIDGEPORT, CT
40. VALLEY BANK of MOLINE, IL

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Friday, August 23, 2013

Number Two Fails


Today second-ranked Community South Bank of Parsons, Tennessee, was closed by state regulators. CB&S Bank, Inc. (3697th) of Russellville, Alabama has agreed to assume all of the approximately $377.7 million in total deposits of the former Community South Bank. In addition, CB&S Bank, Inc. has agreed to purchase approximately $121.7 million of the failed bank’s assets. Community South Bank had approximately $386.9 million in total assets as of June 20, 2013. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $72.5 million


Sunrise Bank of Arizona, of  Phoenix, Arizona, was also. Part of the Capital Bancorp Ltd. family of banks, Sunrise was re-organized as recently as last winter from the consolidation of six separate banks. But that was not enough to save the struggling firm. First Fidelity Bank, National Association (4063rd) of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has to purchase nearly all of the approximately $202.2 million in total assets and assumed responsibility for $196.9 million in total deposits. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the DIF will be $17.0 million.


Friday, August 16, 2013

No New Failures

As of 8:45 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, August 9, 2013

24th-Ranked Bank of Wausau Fails

This week the 24th-ranked Bank of Wausau in Wausau, Wisconsin was closed by state regulators. Nicolet National Bank (2514th) of Green Bay, Wisconsin agreed to assume all of the approximately $40.7 million in total deposits. In addition, they agreed to purchase approximately $29.9 million of the failed bank's $43.6 million in total assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $13.5 million.

No New Failures

As of 5:30 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, August 2, 2013

First Failure in Two Months

After a remarkable eight weeks without a bank failure, regulators were back in action today shutting down the eighteenth-ranked bank on our list First Community Bank of Southwest Florida. Based in Fort Myers, Florida, and also operating as Community Bank of Cape Coral, the bank was taken over by C1 Bank of Saint Petersburg. The approximately $265.7 million in total assets and $254.2 million of the former First Community Bank of Southwest Florida represents a substantial increase for C1 Bank, which ranks a relatively poor 819th on our list. It suggests that there were few interested suitors for the failed bank. In all, The FDIC estimates that cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $27.1 million. 

Friday, July 26, 2013

As of 9:15 pm EDT, there have been no failures. It will be updated should new information arrive.

Friday, July 19, 2013

No New Failures

As of 6:45 pm EDT, there have been no failures.  It will be updated should new information arrive.

Friday, July 12, 2013

No New Failures

For an impressive five weeks in a row there have been no bank failures. The Bank Blog will be updated should new information arrive.

Friday, July 5, 2013

No Failures This Holiday Week

As of 5:30 pm EDT, there have been no failures. The Bank Blog does not expect any shutdowns to occur today due to the holiday yesterday. It will be updated should new information arrive.

Friday, June 28, 2013

No New Failures

For the third week in a row there have been no bank failures. The Bank Blog will be updated should new information arrive.

Friday, June 21, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:15 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, June 14, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:15 pm EDT there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Two Failures This Week


1st Commerce Bank of North Las Vegas, Nevada, was closed yesterday by regulators. Ranked sixty-eighth on the current list (thirty-fifth on the winter list), the approximately $20.2 million in total assets and $19.6 million in total deposits former bank was acquired Plaza Bank (4942nd) of Irvine, California. The FDIC and Plaza Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $12.2 million of 1st Commerce Bank's assets. The FDIC estimates that cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $9.4 million. While small in absolute terms, it should be noted that the estimated loss is quite high in percentage terms. This is indicative of a bank with particular problems which may have stemmed from poor accounting or management.


Today, thirty-second ranked Mountain National Bank of Sevierville, Tennessee, was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). First Tennessee Bank, National Association (1213th) of Memphis, Tennessee has agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's approximately $437.3 million in total assets. With this acquisition, the total assets of First Tennessee Bank exceeds $25 billion. In addition, the firm will assume about $373.4 million in total deposits from the former bank. The FDIC estimates that cost to the DIF will be $33.5 million.

Friday, May 31, 2013

Number Five Fails

Banks of Wisconsin of Kenosha, Wisconsin was closed today by regulators. The bank, which operated under the name Bank of Kenosha had approximately $127.6 million in total deposits which were assumed by North Shore Bank, FSB (2302nd) of Brookfield, Wisconsin. In addition North Shore Bank agreed to acquire about 97.4 million of the failed bank's $134.0 million in total assets. The FDIC estimates the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $26.3 million. 

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The Spring 2013 Top 40

The Bank Blog has ranks the Top 40 most likely to fail, regulated, deposit taking banks in the United States. 

The Bank Blog continues to demonstrate well its ability to predict bank distress.  Bank failures declined again this quarter relative to last. In all, there were only ten failures since the creation of the last Top 40 list. Of these banks, seven were on the list and four were in the top ten. Three failed banks belonged to our highlighted, Capital Bancorp Limited.

We would also like to caution our readers not to infer that those banks leaving the list are now safe.  All but one of the departing banks remains among the riskiest one hundred. Departing banks often return on future lists. Only returning banks from the prior list are listed in bold and newly failed banks are listed in italics. Remaining Capital Bancorp Limited affiliated banks are listed with an asterisk before their name.

1. METROBANK of CHICAGO, IL
2. COMMUNITY SOUTH BANK of PARSONS, TN
3. UNITED MIDWEST SAVINGS BANK of DE GRAFF, OH
4. EASTERN SAVINGS BANK of HUNT VALLEY, MD
5. BANKS OF WISCONSIN of KENOSHA, WI 

6. ARCHER BANK of CHICAGO, IL
7. THE PEOPLES BANK of COVINGTON, GA   
8. TEXAS COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. of THE WOODLANDS, TX
9. PLAZA BANK of NORRIDGE, IL
10. STATE BANK OF HERSCHER of HERSCHER, IL  

11. FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO. of PALOS HILLS, IL
12. * MICHIGAN COMMERCE BANK of ANN ARBOR, MI
13. BEACH COMMUNITY BANK of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
14. THE COLUMBIA SAVINGS BANK of CINCINNATI, OH
15. ANCHOR COMMERCIAL BANK of JUNO BEACH, FL
16. SOUTHERN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY of MOUNT OLIVE, NC
17. GOLD CANYON BANK of GOLD CANYON, AZ
18. FIRST COMMUNITY BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA of FORT MYERS FL
19. AMERICAN METRO BANK of CHICAGO, IL
20. AZTECAMERICA BANK of BERWYN, IL
21. SUPERIOR BANK of HAZELWOOD, MO 
22. GEORGIA PRIMARY BANK of ATLANTA, GA
23. OPTIMUMBANK of PLANTATION, FL
24. BANK OF WAUSAU of WAUSAU, WI
25. FIRST CITY BANK OF FLORIDA of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
26. NORTH COMMUNITY BANK of  CHICAGO, IL
27. INDEPENDENCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK of WASHINGTON, DC
28. STATE CENTRAL BANK of  KEOKUK, IA
29. THE FOSTER BANK of CHICAGO, IL
30. GUARANTY BANK of BROWN DEER, WI
31. * BANK OF LAS VEGAS of LAS VEGAS, NV
32. MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANK of SEVIERVILLE, TN
33. WESTSIDE BANK of HIRAM, GA
34. GWINNETT COMMUNITY BANK of DULUTH, GA
35. U.S. CENTURY BANK of MIAMI, FL
36. EASTSIDE COMMERCIAL BANK of CONYERS, GA
37. PARK CITIES BANK of DALLAS, TX
38. PNA BANK DOWNERS of GROVE, IL
39. SOUTHERN COMMERCE BANK, N.A. of TAMPA, FL
40. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of EDINBURG, TX 



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The content of this web site is for general information purposes only and does not constitute advice. The author tries to provide content that is true and accurate as of the date of writing; however, we give no assurance or warranty regarding the accuracy, timeliness, or applicability of any of the contents. Visitors should not act upon content or information without first seeking appropriate professional advice.

The author accepts no responsibility for and excludes all liability in connection with browsing this Web site, use of information or downloading any materials from it, including but not limited to any liability for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or misleading or defamatory statements. The information at this Web site might include opinions or views which, unless expressly stated otherwise, are not necessarily those of the author.

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Friday, May 24, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:15 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Another Capitol Bancorp Limited Failure


In unusual move, regulators did not wait until a Friday to shut down Central Arizona Bank of Scottsdale, Arizona. On Tuesday, the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions decided to seize the third affiliate of Capitol Bancorp Limited within one week. Central Arizona Bank was fifteenth on the most recent list. The $31.6 million in bank by total assets was acquired by Western State Bank (1963rd) of Devils Lake of North Dakota along with its $30.8 million in total deposits. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $8.6 million. 

Friday, May 10, 2013

Pisgah Community Bank Finally Fails

After being the first or second worst most risky bank a total of ten times, Pisgah Community Bank of Asheville, North Carolina finally succumbed to regulators and was close today. Despite the multitude of efforts by owner Capital Bancorp Limited to cross-subsidize and otherwise restructure the bank, it has never been able to steady the sinking ship.  As of March 31, 2013, Pisgah Community Bank had approximately $21.9 million in total assets and $21.2 million in total deposits remaining. Of these, Capital Bank, N.A. (2226th) of Rockville, Maryland, has agreed to assume all of the deposits along with purchasing approximately $19.8 million of the failed bank's assets. The FDIC estimates that cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $8.9 million. 


Another "Top Ten" failure this week was Sunrise Bank of Valdosta, Georgia. the fourth-ranked bank on our list was closed today by state regulators. The failed bank had approximately $57.8 million in total deposits which were assumed by Synovus Bank (2742nd) of Columbus, Georgia. Synovus Bank also acquired about $13.2 million of the failed bank's assets while the remainder of the approximately $60.8 million in total assets stayed with the FDIC. The FDIC estimates that cost to the DIF will be $17.3 million.

 

Friday, May 3, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:10 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Another Week, Another Top Forty Failure




Today, twenty-seventh ranked Douglas County Bank of Douglasville, Georgia, was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking & Finance. Hamilton State Bank of Hoschton (6027th), Georgia has has agreed to assume the $314.3 million in total deposits of the former Douglas County Bank. Of the approximately $316.5 million in total assets, Hamilton State Bank has agreed only to purchase approximately $260.9 million of the failed bank's assets. Among these, the FDIC and Hamilton State Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $159.2 million of Douglas County Bank's assets. As a result, the FDIC estimates a relatively large cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) of $86.4 million.


In a relative surprise, 188th ranked Parkway Bank of Lenoir, North Carolina, was also closed today by its state regulators. While among the top 3% in terms of risk, the bank had projected chance of closing in the next year of less than 10%. These banks are generally more likely to be re-capitalized or sold prior to entering receivership. Frequent acquirer of failed banks, CertusBank, N.A., (1875th) of Easley, South Carolina, has agreed to assume the $103.7 million in total deposits of the former Parkway Bank. In addition it has acquired $99.2 million of the failed banks assets with the remainder of the the approximately $108.6 million retained by the FDIC for later disposition. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the  DIF will be $18.1 million. 

Friday, April 19, 2013

Two Top Ten Failures

Showing that all is still not well for some banks, three more financial institutions failed this week. The first failure was third-ranked First Federal Bank of Lexington. It was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Your Community Bank (5807th) of New Albany, Indiana has agreed to assume all of the approximately $93.9 million in deposits of the former First Federal Bank. In addition, Your Community Bank has purchases nearly all of the approximately $100.1 million in total asset. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $9.7 million.


The second failure was fifth-ranked Heritage Bank of North Florida of Orange Park, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. FirstAtlantic Bank (3301st) of Jacksonville, Florida has agreed to purchase essentially all of the $110.9 million in total assets as well as assume the approximately $108.5 million in total deposits. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $30.2 million.

92nd-ranked Chipola Community Bank of Marianna, Florida, was also closed by state regulators today. The very small bank, approximately $39.2 million in total assets and $37.6 million in total deposits, was taken over by First Federal Bank of Florida (4470th) of Lake City, Florida. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the DIF will be $10.3 million.





Friday, April 12, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:15 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Gold Canyon Bank Turns to Lead


Sixty-Fifth ranked Gold Canyon Bank of Gold Canyon, Arizona, was closed today by state regulators. The former bank had total assets of approximately $45.2 million. The assets of Gold Canyon Bank were acquired bFirst Scottsdale Bank, National Association (6786th) of Scottsdale, Arizona. This is the first distressed bank acquisition for First Scottsdale Bank which also assumed about $44.2 million in total deposits. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $11.2 million.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

No Failures For the Third Straight Week

In what appears to be the new normal for banks, there has been no failures for the third consecutive week. While the industry has collectively managed to shake off much of their past troubles, many banks remains in a precarious position.  The Bank Blog will continue to report on their riskiness.

Friday, March 22, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:25 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, March 15, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:35 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives. Please take a look at our recently updated list directly below.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Newly Listed Top 40 Failure


After nearly a month with no bank closings, sixteenth-ranked Frontier Bank of LaGrange, Georgia was closed today by state regulators. HeritageBank of the South (2029th), headquartered in Albany, Georgia, has agreed to purchase the approximately $258.8 million in total assets and  to assume the $224.1 million in total deposits of the former Frontier Bank. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $51.6 million.

Friday, March 1, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:50 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives. Please take a look at our recently updated list directly below.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Winter 2013 Top 40

The Bank Blog has ranks the Top 40 most likely to fail, regulated, deposit taking banks in the United States.  As all regulated banks are now filing under the same reporting format the 2012 ranking have all included savings banks.

The Bank Blog continues to demonstrate well its ability to predict bank distress.  Bank failures continued to decline this quarter, to the lowest levels since the start of the crisis. In all, only five banks from the previous list failed from six the previous quarter. 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.  Of the eight other banks leaving the list, seven of them are still among the top two percent in terms of risk. The other, Mile High Banks, was acquired.

Returning banks from the prior list 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.  EASTERN SAVINGS BANK of HUNT VALLEY, MD
2. * PISGAH COMMUNITY BANK of ASHEVILLE, NC
3. FIRST FEDERAL BANK of LEXINGTON, KY

4. * SUNRISE BANK of VALDOSTA, GA
5. HERITAGE BANK OF NORTH FLORIDA of ORANGE PARK, FL 
6. AURORA BANK FSB of LITTLETON, CO
7. TEXAS COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. of THE WOODLANDS, TX
8. METROBANK of CHICAGO, IL
9. AMERICAN METRO BANK of CHICAGO, IL
10. GEORGIA PRIMARY BANK of ATLANTA, GA
11. THE PEOPLES BANK of COVINGTON, GA
12. COMMUNITY SOUTH BANK of PARSONS, TN
13. * MICHIGAN COMMERCE BANK of ANN ARBOR, MI
14. ANCHOR COMMERCIAL BANK of JUNO BEACH, FL
15. * CENTRAL ARIZONA BANK of SCOTTSDALE, AZ
16. FRONTIER BANK of LA GRANGE, GA
17. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of EDINBURG TX
18. BANKS OF WISCONSIN of KENOSHA, WI
19. * BANK OF LAS VEGAS of LAS VEGAS, NV
20. FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO. of PALOS HILLS, IL
21. THE PATTERSON BANK of PATTERSON, GA
22. BEACH COMMUNITY BANK of FORT WALTON BEACH, FL
23. DUPAGE NATIONAL BANK of WEST CHICAGO, IL
24. ADVANTAGE BANK of LOVELAND, CO
25. TEXAS SAVINGS BANK, STATE SAVINGS BANK of SNYDER, TX
26. GUARANTY BANK of BROWN DEER, WI
27. DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK of DOUGLASVILLE, GA
28. THE COLUMBIA SAVINGS BANK of CINCINNATI, OH
29. U.S. CENTURY BANK of MIAMI FL
30. ARCHER BANK of CHICAGO, IL
31. CENTRUST BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of NORTHBROOK, IL 
32. SUPERIOR BANK of HAZELWOOD, MO
33. AZTECAMERICA BANK of BERWYN, IL
34. STATE BANK OF HERSCHER of HERSCHER, IL 
35. 1ST COMMERCE BANK of NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV
36. EASTSIDE COMMERCIAL BANK of CONYERS, GA
37. SOUTHERN COMMERCE BANK, N.A. of TAMPA, FL
38. MILLENNIUM BANK, N.A. of STERLING, VA
39. PLAZA BANK of NORRIDGE, IL
40. SECURANT BANK & TRUST of MILWAUKEE, WI


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Friday, February 22, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:15 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Unlucky Number Thirteen Fails


Late yesterday evening thirteenth-ranked Covenant Bank, Chicago of Illinois, was closed by the Illinois regulators. The approximately $58.4 million in total assets bank was acquired by Liberty Bank and Trust Company (1215th) of New Orleans, Louisiana. in addition to the assets, Liberty assumed approximately $54.2 million in total deposits. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $21.8 million.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Third Consecutive Week with No Failures

As of 6:15 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, February 1, 2013

No New Failures

As of 5:45 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, January 25, 2013

No New Failures

As of 6:20 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Another Top 40 Failure


Thirtieth-ranked 1st Regents Bank of Andover, Minnesota was closed today by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The approximately $50.2 million in total assets of the former bank were acquired by First Minnesota Bank (5478th) of Minnetonka, Minnesota. In addition, First Minnesota bank assumed the $49.1 million in total deposits of the former 1st Regents Bank. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $10.5 million.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Number Four Bank Fails

After  a month-long vacation, the protectors of the safety and soundness of commercial banking were back at work closing the fourth-ranked Westside Community Bank of University Place, Washington. To protect the depositors, Sunwest Bank (4735th) of Irvine, California, agreed to assume all of the approximately $96.5 million in total deposits. In addition, they agreed to acquire the approximately  $97.7 million in total assets of the former Westside Community Bank. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $20.3 million.

Friday, January 4, 2013

No New Failures

As of 7:40 pm EST there have been no failures. The Bank Blog will be updated throughout the evening as new information arrives.