AmTrust Bank and Three Georgia Banks Close Friday, Total 2009 Failures Reach 129

AmTrust Bank and Three Georgia Banks Close Friday, Total 2009 Failures Reach 129

Georgia, the state hit the hardest by the string of bank failures to come out of the 2009 financial crisis, has suffered another three bank closures Friday.

Read more

More Tough Times Ahead: Problem Banks Swell to Highest Number, FDIC Funds Dwindling

More Tough Times Ahead: Problem Banks Swell to Highest Number, FDIC Funds Dwindling

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has already closed 124 banks to date and with that record number of bank failures, you would think that they'd be about done already.

Read more

Bank Failures Reach 120 For 2009 As Five More Banks Fail Last Friday

Bank Failures Reach 120 For 2009 As Five More Banks Fail Last Friday

The recent rash of bank failures continues with the FDIC closing five more banks on November 6th, bringing the total number of bank failures in 2009 to 120.  

Read more