
Banks Fail in Georgia, Arizona and Florida
WASHINGTON (
) -- Regulators shut down two Georgia banks Friday, along with one each in Florida and Arizona. The failures lift this year's tally of failed U.S. banking institutions to 41.
The failed banks had combined total assets of $1.24 billion. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. acted as receiver and, after finding buyers for the four banks, estimated the total cost to the deposit insurance fund would be $320.3 million.
TheStreet.com Ratings
had previously assigned E-minus (Very Weak) financial strength ratings to all four banks, and all were included in
TheStreet's
listing of
.
McIntosh Commercial Bank
The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance shut down
McIntosh Commercial Bank
of Carrollton, Ga. The failed bank had $363 million in total assets and was acquired by
CharterBank
of West Point, Ga., with the FDIC agreeing to share in losses on $263 million of the acquired assets.
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The acquiring bank is the main subsidiary of
Charter Financial
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.
The FDIC estimated the cost to its deposit insurance fund would be $123.3 million. McIntosh's four branches were scheduled to reopen during regular business hours Saturday as branches of CharterBank.
Key West Bank
The Office of Thrift Supervision closed
Key West Bank
of Key West, Fla., which had $88 million in total assets. The FDIC arranged for
Centennial Bank
of Conway, Ark. to assume the failed institution for a 0.50% premium on Key West Bank's $68 million in deposits.
Centennial Bank is the main subsidiary of
Home Bancshares
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.
The FDIC agreed to share in losses on roughly $76 million of the acquired assets and estimated the cost to its deposit insurance fund would be $23.1 million. Key West Bank's office was scheduled to reopen during normal business hours Saturday as a Centennial Bank branch.
Unity National Bank
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency shuttered
Unity National Bank
of Cartersville, Ga., which had $292 million in total assets. The FDIC arranged for
Bank of the Ozarks
(OZRK)
to assume the failed institution's assets and deposits.
The FDIC agreed to share in losses on $206 million of the acquired assets and estimated the cost to the deposit insurance fund would be $67.2 million.
Unity National's five branches were set to reopen Saturday as Bank of the Ozarks branches.
Desert Hills Bank
State regulators in Arizona closed
Desert Hills Bank
of Phoenix, which had $497 million in total assets. The FDIC arranged for
New York Community Bank
to acquire the failed institution's deposits and assets.
New York Community Bank is held by
New York Community Bancorp
(NYB)
.
The FDIC agreed to share in losses on $326 million of the acquired assets and estimated the cost to its deposit insurance fund would be $106.7 million.
The failed bank's six branches were scheduled to reopen Monday as branches of New York Community Bank, operating under the name "AmTrust Bank, a Division of New York Community Bank."
New York Community acquired 12 branches in Arizona in December when it acquired the deposits and most of the assets of
.
Continuing Bank Failure Coverage
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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.









