Another Top 40 Failure

At 19th, Eastside Commercial Bank of Conyers, Georgia was a frequent member of the list and was finally closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking & Finance. Eastside Commercial Bank had two branches and approximately $169.0 million in total assets and $161.6 million in total deposits. Community & Southern Bank of Atlanta, Georgia has agreed to purchase approximately $104.7 million of the failed bank's assets and will assume all deposits. The FDIC also will separately enter into an agreement with State Bank and Trust Company of Macon, Georgia, to purchase $42.6 million of Eastside Commercial Bank's loans while retaining the remaining assets for later disposition. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $33.9 million.