Copper Star Bank Scottsdale AZ 35463
As of September 30, 2010, Copper Star Bank had approximately $204.0 million in total assets and $190.2 million in total deposits.
The FDIC and Stearns Bank N.A. entered into a loss-share transaction on $165.2 million of Copper Star Bank's assets.
The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $43.6 million. Compared to other alternatives, Stearns Bank N.A.'s acquisition was the least costly resolution for the FDIC's DIF. Copper Star Bank is the 146th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fourth in Arizona. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was First Arizona Savings, a F.S.B., Scottsdale, on October 22, 2010.
Darby Bank & Trust Co. Vidalia GA 14580
Tifton Banking Company Tifton GA 57831
As of September 30, 2010, Tifton Banking Company had total assets of $143.7 million and total deposits of $141.6 million, and Darby Bank & Trust Co. had total assets of $654.7 million and total deposits of $587.6 million.
The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $24.6 million for Tifton Banking Company, and $136.2 million for Darby Bank & Trust Co. Compared to other alternatives, Ameris Bank's acquisition of all the deposits of the two institutions was the least costly option for the FDIC's DIF.
The two closed institutions were the 144th and 145th banks to fail in the nation this year, and the 17th and 18th banks to close in Georgia. Prior to these failures, the last bank closed in the state was The Gordon Bank, Gordon, on October 22, 2010.
