Regulators Shutter Two Community Banks
WASHINGTON (
) -- Regulators shut down two banks Friday, bringing this year's tally of U.S. bank and thrift failures to 22.
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had previously assigned both institutions E-minus (Very Weak) financial strength ratings, and both were included in
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list of
.
Carson River Community Bank
The Nevada Department of Business and Industry closed
Carson River Community Bank
of Carson City, Nev. and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. receiver. The FDIC arranged for
Heritage Bank of Nevada
, of Reno, Nev. to assume the failed bank's $50 million in total deposits and $38 million of its $51 million in assets.
The FDIC retained the remaining assets for later disposition and agreed to share in losses on $28.5 million of the acquired assets.
Carson River Community's office was scheduled to reopen Monday as a branch of Heritage Bank of Nevada. The FDIC estimated the cost to its insurance fund would be $7.9 million.
Rainier Pacific Bank
Meanwhile, Washington regulators shuttered
Rainier Pacific Bank
of Tacoma, Wash., which was held by
Rainier Pacific Financial
(RPFG)
. The FDIC was appointed receiver and sold the failed bank's $446 million in total deposits for a 1.04% premium to
Umpqua Bank
of Roseburg, Ore., the main subsidiary of
Umpqua Holdings
(UMPQ) - Get Report
.
This was
second acquisition of a failed bank this year. The company purchased the failed Evergreen Bank of Seattle in January.
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In addition to the deposits, Umpqua agreed to assume roughly $670 million of Rainier Pacific's $718 million in total assets, with the FDIC retaining the rest for later disposition. The agency agreed to share in losses on $578 million of the acquired assets and estimated the cost to its insurance fund would be $95.2 million.
Rainier Pacific's 14 branches were set to reopen during normal business hours as Umpqua Bank branches.
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Written by Philip van Doorn in Jupiter Fla.
Philip W. van Doorn joined TheStreet.com Ratings., Inc., in February 2007. He is the senior analyst responsible for assigning financial strength ratings to banks and savings and loan institutions. He also comments on industry and regulatory trends. Mr. van Doorn has fifteen years experience, having served as a loan operations officer at Riverside National Bank in Fort Pierce, Florida, and as a credit analyst at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, where he monitored banks in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico. Mr. van Doorn has additional experience in the mutual fund and computer software industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Long Island University.