Failure Friday

Posted by Ray on March 12, 2010 under FDIC | Be the First to Comment

Another Friday and another busy night for the FDIC who had to close 3 institutions tonight bringing the total for 2010 to 30. On the bright side of things the FDIC troubled bank list is getting smaller. It was 702 and now it is now in the high 600’s unless they added more to the list. No worries though, everything is fantastic, oh did I mention Kansas City is closing half of its schools and Dade County Florida is under investigation for misleading investors on its finances, makes you wonder about the recent CA bond issue doesn’t it, or not.

Anyhow, tonight’s lucky winners are:

Apparently The Park Avenue Bank had a killer art collection complete with Andy Warhol pieces, I wonder how that will be handled, and its own curator.  Regardless, it was another somewhat large night for the FDIC with assets of the failed institutions totaling over $1B, I am not including Thursday’s closure. While the losses may not be huge they are persistent and it is like a death by a thousand cuts for an institution running a negative balance sheet. Again, no worry as everything is fine.

Now comes the fun part, how much did the FDIC actually lose tonight?

As you can see the losses and loss-share agreements are about $1B altogether so all these little banks add up. All the banks tonight were merged with another so nothing other than the name, and the fees depositors pay, will change tomorrow. While these banks were acquired it is important to realize that not every failed bank is bought. If your bank fails and it is not bought anything over the FDIC guarantee limit may not be covered, food for thought.

The Park Avenue Bank:

The Park Avenue Bank, New York, New York, was closed today by the New York State Banking Department, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Valley National Bank, Wayne, New Jersey, to assume all of the deposits of The Park Avenue Bank.

The four branches of The Park Avenue Bank will reopen during normal business hours beginning tomorrow as branches of Valley National Bank. Depositors of The Park Avenue Bank will automatically become depositors of Valley National Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Valley National Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Valley National Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of The Park Avenue Bank can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of December 31, 2009, The Park Avenue Bank had approximately $520.1 million in total assets and $494.5 million in total deposits. Valley National Bank will pay the FDIC a premium of 0.15 percent to assume all of the deposits of The Park Avenue Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, Valley National Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

The FDIC and Valley National Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $379.8 million of The Park Avenue Bank’s assets. Valley National Bank will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers

Customers who have questions about today’s transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-640-2538. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., EST; on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EDT.

As part of this transaction, the FDIC will acquire a cash appreciation instrument. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $50.7 million. Valley National Bank’s acquisition of all the deposits was the “least costly” resolution for the FDIC’s DIF compared to all alternatives. The Park Avenue Bank is the 28th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the second in New York. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was LibertyPointe Bank, New, York, New York, on March 11, 2010.

Old Southern Bank:

Old Southern Bank, Orlando, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, to assume all of the deposits of Old Southern Bank.

The seven branches of Old Southern Bank will reopen on Monday as branches of Centennial Bank. Depositors of Old Southern Bank will automatically become depositors of Centennial Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their former Old Southern Bank branch until they receive notice from Centennial Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Centennial Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Old Southern Bank can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of December 31, 2009, Old Southern Bank had approximately $315.6 million in total assets and $319.7 million in total deposits. Centennial Bank will pay the FDIC a premium of 1.00 percent to assume all of the deposits of Old Southern Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Centennial Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank’s assets.

The FDIC and Centennial Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $282.7 million of Old Southern Bank’s assets. Centennial Bank will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers.

Customers who have questions about today’s transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-822-1918. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., EST; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EDT.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $94.6 million. Centennial Bank’s acquisition of all the deposits was the “least costly” resolution for the FDIC’s DIF compared to all alternatives. Old Southern Bank is the 29th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fourth in Florida. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Marco Community Bank, Marco Island, February 19, 2010

Statewide Bank:

Statewide Bank, Covington, Louisiana, was closed today by the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Home Bank, Lafayette, Louisiana, to assume all of the deposits of Statewide Bank.

The six branches of Statewide Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of Home Bank. Depositors of Statewide Bank will automatically become depositors of Home Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their former Statewide Bank branch until they receive notice from Home Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Home Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Statewide Bank can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of December 31, 2009, Statewide Bank had approximately $243.2 million in total assets and $208.8 million in total deposits. Home Bank did not pay the FDIC a premium to assume all of the deposits of Statewide Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Home Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank’s assets.

The FDIC and Home Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $163.5 million of Statewide Bank’s assets. Home Bank will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers.

Customers who have questions about today’s transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-913-3062. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., (CST); on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT); and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., (CDT).

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $38.1 million. Home Bank’s acquisition of all the deposits was the “least costly” resolution for the FDIC’s DIF compared to all alternatives. Statewide Bank is the 30th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the first in Louisiana. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was The Farmers Bank & Trust of Cheneyville, Cheneyville, December 17, 2002

Failure Friday: March 5, 2010 – Updated

Posted by Ray on March 5, 2010 under FDIC | Be the First to Comment

Little attention has been given to the main Friday events this year, I am guilt of not reporting on it either, which is bank failures. I guess everyone, me included, has become complacent with the fact that banks are failing at a very scary rate still. I am thinking that the Fed should have left the discount rate along as we are now up to 25 bank closures this year, 3 tonight (see below). At this rate we will see, assuming February is the example of what the rest of the year holds, we will see upwards of 180 bank failures for 2010. I thought the crisis was over?

Clearly there are major structural problems within the banking system still. Although the “too big to fails” will remain, well, too big to fail the smaller banks are up the creek without a paddle. Clearly whatever plan the administration had in mind for these smaller institutions has not worked or the problems are so severe that no one wants to talk about them. I think the latter is probably more likely than the former. Either way, these failures are a major problem especially as the FDIC is technically bankrupt, what else do you call an organization that has a substantial negative net worth? Obviously that lifeline with the Treasury will have to be tapped in order to guarantee the $250,000 per deposit.

Tonight’s winners are:

I guess the losses are not that bad, but given the sorry state of the FDIC I think any loss is bad news. So much for the FDIC’s national savings week push, why save when your bank goes out of business?

Waterfield Bank had no buyer, apparently, but the other 2 banks did have buyers. As you can see the losses are pretty severe given the asset size of the banks. All told losses could hit $808.1M if the FDIC needs to make good on the loss-share agreements, certainly some of the loss-share will be realized if not all of it. Bank of Illinois was purchased by Heartland Bank and Trust Company out of, get this, Normal Illinois and Sun American Bank was acquired by First-Citizens Bank out of Boca Raton FL.

Centennial Bank and Waterfield Bank had deposits of $1.8M and $407,000, respectively, not covered by the FDIC insurance, keep no more than the maximum insured limit at banks, especially smaller banks. There may be more closures later tonight so check back. Below are the press releases.

Waterfield Bank:

Waterfield Bank, Germantown, Maryland, was closed today by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the insured depositors, the FDIC created Waterfield Bank, FA—a new depository institution chartered by the OTS and insured by the FDIC—to take over the operations of Waterfield Bank. The new institution will remain open until April 5, 2010, to allow depositors access to their insured funds and time to move accounts to other insured institutions.

The bank had one branch location. It also took deposits from customers via the Internet and 38 affinity groups.

At the time of closing, the receiver immediately transferred to Waterfield Bank, FA, all insured deposits of the failed bank, except certificates of deposits (CDs) and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The FDIC will mail checks directly to customers with CDs and IRAs for the amount of their insured funds, on Monday morning, March 8.

Customers with savings accounts, checking accounts and money market deposit accounts will have access to their insured funds as usual during this transitional period. Banking activities, such as direct deposit, check writing, and ATM and debit card use, will continue as normal for the customers with demand deposit accounts until Waterfield Bank, FA, closes on April 5. At the end of this transition period, the FDIC will mail checks to customers who have not closed their accounts or transferred their funds to another institution.

On-line banking services, including bill pay, will be unavailable for transactions over the weekend; however, these systems will be active by Monday morning, March 8.

As of December 31, 2009, Waterfield Bank had $155.6 million in assets and $156.4 million in deposits. At the time of closing, the amount of deposits exceeding the insurance limits totaled about $407,000. This amount is an estimate and is likely to change as the FDIC works with customers of Waterfield Bank. The uninsured deposits were not transferred to the newly chartered institution.

Depositors with more than $250,000 at Waterfield Bank should call the FDIC at (800) 830-4735 to make an appointment to discuss the status of their funds. The phone number will be operational this evening until 11:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., EST; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., EST; and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EST.

Customers who would like more information about today’s transaction can call the toll-free number; send an e-mail to waterfieldbankquestions@fdic.gov.

Under the FDI Act, the FDIC may create a new depository institution to ensure that depositors have continued access to their insured funds where no other bank has agreed to assume the insured deposits. This arrangement allows for uninterrupted direct deposits and automated payments from customers’ accounts and allows them time to find another institution with which to do business.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to its Deposit Insurance Fund will be $51.0 million. Waterfield Bank is the 25th bank to fail in the nation this year and the first in Maryland. The last FDIC-insured institution to fail in the state was Bradford Bank, Baltimore, on August 28, 2009.

Bank of Illinois:

Bank of Illinois, Normal, Illinois, was closed today by the Illinois Department of Financial Professional Regulation – Division of Banking, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Heartland Bank and Trust Company, Bloomington, Illinois, to assume all of the deposits of Bank of Illinois.

The two branches of Bank of Illinois will reopen on Saturday as branches of Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Depositors of Bank of Illinois will automatically become depositors of Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Heartland Bank and Trust Company that it has completed systems changes to allow other Heartland Bank and Trust Company branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Bank of Illinois can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of December 31, 2009, Bank of Illinois had approximately $211.7 million in total assets and $198.5 million in total deposits. Heartland Bank and Trust Company will pay the FDIC a premium of 3.61 percent to assume all of the deposits of Bank of Illinois. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, Heartland Bank and Trust Company agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

The FDIC and Heartland Bank and Trust Company entered into a loss-share transaction on $166.6 million of Bank of Illinois’s assets. Heartland Bank and Trust Company will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $53.7 million. Heartland Bank and Trust Company’s acquisition of all the deposits was the “least costly” resolution for the FDIC’s DIF compared to all alternatives. Bank of Illinois is the 24th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the third in Illinois. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was George Washington Savings Bank, Orland Park, on February 19, 2010.

Sun American Bank:

Sun American Bank, Boca Raton, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, North Carolina, to assume all of the deposits of Sun American Bank.

The 12 branches of Sun American Bank will reopen on Monday as branches of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. Depositors of Sun American Bank will automatically become depositors of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company that it has completed systems changes to allow other First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Sun American Bank can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of December 31, 2009, Sun American Bank had approximately $535.7 million in total assets and $443.5 million in total deposits. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company did not pay a premium to acquire the deposits of Sun American Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

The FDIC and First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company entered into a loss-share transaction on $433.0 million of Sun American Bank’s assets. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers.

Customers who have questions about today’s transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-866-954-9532. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., EST; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., EST; and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EST.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $103.8 million. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company’s acquisition of all the deposits was the “least costly” resolution for the FDIC’s DIF compared to all alternatives. Sun American Bank is the 23rd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fourth in Florida. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Marco Community Bank, Marco Island, on February 19, 2010.

Centennial Bank:

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved the payout of the insured deposits of Centennial Bank, Ogden, Utah. The bank was closed today by the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the FDIC as receiver.

The FDIC entered into an agreement with Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah, to accept the failed bank’s direct deposits from the federal government, such as Social Security and Veterans’ payments.

The FDIC was unable to find another financial institution to take over the banking operations of Centennial Bank. As a result, checks to the retail depositors for their insured funds will be mailed on Monday. Brokered deposits will be wired once brokers provide the FDIC with the necessary documents to determine if any of their clients exceed the insurance limits. Customers who placed money with brokers should contact them directly for more information about the status of their funds.

As of December 31, 2009, Centennial Bank had approximately $215.2 million in total assets and $205.1 million in total deposits. At the time of closing, the bank had an estimated $1.8 million in uninsured funds. This amount is an estimate that is likely to change once the FDIC obtains additional information from these customers.

Customers who have questions about today’s transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-889-4976. Customers with accounts in excess of $250,000 also should contact the toll-free number to set up an appointment to discuss their deposits. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST; and on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m. MST; and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. MST.

Beginning on Monday, customers of Centennial Bank with deposits exceeding $250,000 at the bank may visit the FDIC’s Web page “Is My Account Fully Insured?” at https://www2.fdic.gov/drrip/afi/index.asp.

Centennial Bank is the 26th FDIC-insured institution to fail this year and the second in Utah since Barnes Banking Company, Kaysville, was closed on January 15, 2010. The FDIC estimates the cost of the failure to its Deposit Insurance Fund to be approximately $96.3 million.

A closer look at bank closures

Posted by Ray on October 24, 2009 under Main | Be the First to Comment

The FDIC has made it clear that bank closures are no big deal and that they have the capital to cover the increasing amount of closures that we are seeing. However, when we hear 106 bank closures it sounds bad, but not really that bad, especially when put into the perspective of the S&L crisis of 20 years ago. I would first like to point out that the S&L crisis involved institutions that were much smaller in size, which is very important to note. Second, did the FDIC ever run out of money during the S&L crisis? No, it did not. So a comparison is kind of ridiculous in my opinion.

When we examine the frequency of bank closures we see a dramatic increase after the supposed recovery has begun in the economy. How could that possibly be? If the economy if recovering bank closures and unemployment cannot both be lagging indicators, especially bank closures with the Fed having rates at zero and the yield curve favorable towards lending. Well, we know banks are not lending, but that is the story we are being fed, so it stands to reason that if we were having a recovery then banks would not be failing at the rate we are seeing.

I also see an anomaly that I cannot explain in bank closures. We have been averaging, in the second half of 2009, between 2 and 4 banks shutting down a week. However, in the first 2 weeks of October there were almost no closures or 1 per week, very odd. This of course comes after the FDIC announces it is virtually broke, so I do not believe this is a coincidence. Last Friday we saw a huge increase in closures from 1 to 7 banks, after the FDIC is guaranteed to collect 3 years worth of fees from institutions which will raise some $45B.

However, even with an additional $45B in hand there is no way the FDIC can remain solvent and cover the remaining 400 or so troubled banks on their watch list, based on historical factors from this year. What does that mean? It means it will have to tap its banks, again, or its emergency line of credit with Treasury, either way the FDIC is facing a crisis in the near future and to deny that is an insult to any level headed person’s intelligence, see charts below.

When a bank fails the FDIC steps in and tries to find a buyer for the institution. Now the buyer can take all or some of the failed bank leaving the rest for the FDIC to handle. Of the assets the acquiring bank takes they can enter a loss-share agreement with the FDIC on those assets to cover non-performing assets or unknown losses because these deals often happen extremely quickly, within a couple of days or in hours in some cases. The FDIC will pay up on some or all of those loss-share agreements, see BB&T, WFC or any other bank earnings statement to verify that statement, but it’s true. Not to mention the FDIC also guarantees some debt offerings, see Goldman Sachs and other banking institutions, which it may have to cover in the future as well.

The point being is the FDIC pays out on a bunch of things that most people do not even consider. Especially the loss-share agreements which most people simply ignore on the weekly closure press releases, but I do not. I do not for a couple of reasons, I have been around too long, I am too cynical and I have worked for a bank in a former life so I know the game. If you are going to offer a bank a guarantee on an asset they are going to find a way to collect on that guarantee, wouldn’t you?

As far as the actual bank closures themselves, they have actually slowed down, see below. This should not make you feel good about the situation because I fear there is something going on simply because the FDIC hasn’t actually received its funding from the banking system yet. In other words, closures should be higher, about 15-17% higher based on the averages and velocity, it’s just math that’s all.

Exhibit 1-1

However, the costs of these closures, which includes loss-sharing agreements, has just ballooned far beyond where I thought they would be. The last time I did this chart was in August so this was a bit of a shocker for me. Granted, the actual losses will vary from my projected losses, but trust me, not by as much as you might think. By my guesstimate perhaps no more than 20-25% on the high end. Could I be wrong? Sure, but there are a few things to take into account. We do not know how much real estate, residential or commercial, was inherited or what the other credit portfolios look like. Given they were small banks, my guess is they are a mess so this means a higher percentage of the loss-shares will have to paid out.

Exhibit 1-2

There is also a few really big banks that collapsed which huge credit looses. Those loss-shares, totaling billions of dollars will have to be paid out probably 100%. The other thing to consider is the fact that velocity of closures will pick up and what we see here is about the same size of the iceberg as the folks on the Titanic saw. That means the other 80-90% of the troubled institutions are still out there, lurking in the dark spreading bad credit trying to stay afloat and that means they are doing dangerous things because they lost hope and know all is lost. That is the same as locking the stair wells to third class on the Titanic to let all the first class passengers off first, essentially killing off the masses to try and save the few. This is guaranteeing that the system will have to absorb their reckless behavior when they know all is lost.

While Sheila Bair can claim that the taxpayer has never funded the FDIC all I have to say id that 2008/09 has had its fair share of firsts. If she has to turn to the treasury then the taxpayer is essentially bailing out the FDIC and to think differently is crazy. Not to mention that every time she levies the banks we pay for it through a higher ATM fee or some other small fee, so it is always taxpayer funded somehow. If you can look at those numbers and tell me that $45B will carry the FDIC for an additional 1 year and back that up with reasonable data, I will listen. However, there is no way that is possible when there are 400 banks on the watch list and we have only had just over 100 failures and the FDIC is broke already.

I have nothing against the FDIC or Sheila Bair, I am just running the numbers and it is not possible. The numbers simply do not lie and when you have 4x the amount of troubled banks as the amount of failed banks already and you are broke, the math doesn’t add up. We got problems, where it goes from here, I do not know, but it may not be pretty.

Failure Friday, October 23, 2009 – Updated take 4

Posted by Ray on October 23, 2009 under FDIC | Be the First to Comment

What can I say, they are coming fast and furious tonight.

It’s a blockbuster, 106 banks now closed! 1 more just crossed the wire. Partners Bank in Naples Florida , American United Bank, Lawrenceville GA, Hillcrest Bank Florida, Naples FL, Flagship National Bank, Bradenton FL, Bank of Elmwood, Racine WI, Riverview Community Bank, of Otsego MN, and First Dupage Bank,  Westmont Il, failed today, and there might be more later so check back, it is only 6:11 EST and West coast does not report until after 9 PM EST.

The Partners Bank FDIC losses are estimated to be $28.6M from this closure. There was no loss-share agreement reported with Stonegate Bank, the acquiring bank.

The American United Bank FDIC losses are estimated to be $44M. The FDIC did enter a loss-share agreement with Ameris Bank, the acquirer, for $92M.

The Hillcrest Bank Florida FDIC losses are estimated to be $45M. There is no loss-share agreement with Stonegate, the acquiring bank, who only agreed to purchase $28M in assets from Hillcrest, the FDIC will retain all other assets.

The Flagship National Bank FDIC losses are estimated to be $59M. The FDIC entered into a loss-share agreement with First Federal Bank of Florida, the acquiring bank, for $130M.

The Bank of Elmwood FDIC losses are estimated to be $101.1M. No loss-share was reported, but Tri-City National Bank agreed to buy “essentially” all of the assets of Elmwood.

The Riverview Community Bank FDIC losses are estimated to cost the FDIC $20M. The FDIC did enter a loss-share agreement with Central Bank, the acquiring bank, for $75M.

The First Dupage Bank FDIC losses are estimated to cost $59M. The FDIC did enter a loss-share agreement with First Midwest Bank, the acquiring bank, for $247M.

The losses the FDIC will realize from this weeks closures are pretty severe, especially since we had that 2 week break in bank closures. At this rate there is no way the extra $45B raised by the 3 year front load of bank fees will cover the potential losses from bank failures. The FDIC likes to make the claim that over 800 banks failed during the S&L problem in the 1980′s, but there is no real comparison considering those banks were so much smaller and insignificant versus the banks failing today. Regardless of that basic fact, some experts say we will suffer more than 1,000 bank closures over the next few years which is worse than the S&L crisis. Not to mention that when Georgian Bank closed it was not even ON the troubled bank list the FDIC is keeping, so there are plenty of surprises to be had.

This weeks FDIC immediate and potential losses:

Parnters Bank:

Partners Bank, Naples, Florida, was closed today by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Stonegate Bank, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to assume all of the deposits of Partners Bank.

The two branches of Partners Bank will reopen on Monday as branches of Stonegate Bank. Depositors of Partners Bank will automatically become depositors of Stonegate Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Stonegate Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Stonegate Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

American United Bank:

American United Bank, Lawrenceville, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking & Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, to assume all of the deposits of American United Bank.

The sole branch of American United Bank will reopen on Monday as a branch of Ameris Bank. Depositors of American United Bank will automatically become depositors of Ameris Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Ameris Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Ameris Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

Hillcrest Bank Florida:

Hillcrest Bank Florida, Naples, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Stonegate Bank, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to assume all of the deposits of Hillcrest Bank Florida.

The six branches of Hillcrest Bank Florida will reopen on Monday as branches of Stonegate Bank. Depositors of Hillcrest Bank Florida will automatically become depositors of Stonegate Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branches until Stonegate Bank can fully integrate the deposit records of Hillcrest Bank Florida.

Flagship National Bank:

Flagship National Bank, Bradenton, Florida, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Federal Bank of Florida, Lake City, Florida, to assume all of the deposits of Flagship National Bank.

The four branches of Flagship National Bank will reopen on Monday as branches of First Federal Bank of Florida. Depositors of Flagship National Bank will automatically become depositors of First Federal Bank of Florida. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from First Federal Bank of Florida that it has completed systems changes to allow other First Federal Bank of Florida branches to process their accounts as well.

Bank of Elmwood:

Bank of Elmwood, Racine, Wisconsin, was closed today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Tri City National Bank, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to assume all of the deposits of Bank of Elmwood.

The five branches of Bank of Elmwood will reopen on Saturday as branches of Tri City National Bank. Depositors of Bank of Elmwood will automatically become depositors of Tri City National Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until Tri City National Bank can fully integrate the deposit records of Bank of Elmwood.

Riverview Community Bank:

Riverview Community Bank, Otsego, Minnesota, was closed today by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Central Bank, Stillwater, Minnesota, to assume all of the deposits of Riverview Community Bank.

The two branches of Riverview Community Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of Central Bank. Depositors of Riverview Community Bank will automatically become depositors of Central Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branches until Central Bank can fully integrate the deposit records of Riverview Community Bank.

First Dupage Bank:

First Dupage Bank, Westmont, Illinois, was closed today by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation – Division of Banking, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Midwest Bank, Itasca, Illinois, to assume all of the deposits of First Dupage Bank.

The sole branch of First Dupage Bank will reopen on Saturday as a branch of First Midwest Bank. Depositors of First Dupage Bank will automatically become depositors of First Midwest Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branches until First Midwest Bank can fully integrate the deposit records of First Dupage Bank.

Failure Friday, October 02, 2009 – Update – 2

Posted by Ray on October 2, 2009 under Main | Be the First to Comment

Even as the FDIC is technically broke, it still has to make good on deposits held with failed institutions which probably explains why this Friday we saw the first failure reported so late as the FDIC had to search for a buyer. Warren Bank of Michigan failed and Huntington National Bank, out of Columbus OH, has assumed all its deposits.

Surprisingly, Huntington will buy some of the assets from the closure, only $83M, but it’s better than the FDIC buying all of them, since they are strapped for cash at the moment. This leaves the FDIC in the hole for $275M in this closure, with, surprisingly, no loss-share agreement in place. We will see if there are more closings on the West coast later tonight.
Winner number 2 is Jennings State Bank out of Minnesota. Central Bank will assume all deposits of the failed institution. This represents the 97th bank closure this year.

The FDIC will incur a loss of $11.7M and will enter into a loss-share agreement with Central Bank for $37.5M.

Winner number 3 is Southern Colorado National Bank. Legacy Bank is assuming deposits of the failed institutions. This makes 98 failed banks this year.

The FDIC will lose $6.6M due to this failure and will enter into a loss-share agreement for $25.5M with Legacy.

Bank____________State_____________Assets_______________Deposits
Warren Bank______MI_______________$538M_______________$501M
Jennings State Bank_MN______________$56.3M______________$52.4M
Colorado National___CO______________$39.5M______________$31.9M

So far tonight the FDIC has lost $292.6M and entered into loss-share agreements for $63M, not bad for a Friday night when you have no money in the bank. It must be great to be the government.

Warren Bank:

Warren Bank, Warren, Michigan, was closed today by the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with The Huntington National Bank, Columbus, Ohio, to assume all of the deposits of Warren Bank.

The six branches of Warren Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of The Huntington National Bank. Depositors of Warren Bank will automatically become depositors of The Huntington National Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from The Huntington National Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Huntington branches to process their accounts as well.

Jennings State Bank:

Jennings State Bank, Spring Grove, Minnesota, was closed today by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Central Bank, Stillwater, Minnesota, to assume all of the deposits of Jennings State Bank.

The two branches of Jennings State Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of Central Bank. Depositors of Jennings State Bank will automatically become depositors of Central Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Central Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Central branches to process their accounts as well.

Colorado National Bank:

Southern Colorado National Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Legacy Bank, Wiley, Colorado, to assume all of the deposits of Southern Colorado National Bank.

The two branches of Southern Colorado National Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of Legacy Bank. Depositors of Southern Colorado National Bank will automatically become depositors of Legacy Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Legacy Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Legacy branches to process their accounts as well.