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Seven Illinois Banks Shut Down by Regulators

The state of Illinois saw seven of its locally-based banks closed down by regulators over the weekend. So far this year, 57 institutions have landed on the ""FDIC's failed bank list"":http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html. Ten of those are from Illinois.

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This latest round of Midwest closures is expected to cost the FDIC a combined $973.9 million. The federal agency also agreed to share in future loan losses with the acquiring institutions in six of the seven transactions.

""Wheatland Bank"":http://www.wheatlandbankil.com in Naperville, Illinois, was seized by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The FDIC secured ""Wheaton Bank & Trust"":http://www.wheatonbank.com of Wheaton, Illinois, as the buyer of the failed institution. Wheaton Bank will take over the sole branch operated by the collapsed bank, $438.5 million in deposits, and $437.2 million in total assets.

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""Peotone Bank and Trust Company"":http://www.peotonebank.com in Peotone, Illinois, ran two branches and had approximately $127 million in deposits and $130.2 million in assets at the time of its closure. It was acquired by ""First Midwest Bank"":http://www.firstmidwest.com/peotone in Itasca, Illinois through an arrangement with the FDIC.

""Lincoln Park Savings Bank"":http://www.lpsb.com in Chicago was also shuttered by state regulators. It had four branch offices, $171.5 million in total deposits, and $199.9 million in assets. ""Northbrook Bank and Trust Company"":http://www.northbrookbank.com of Northbrook, Illinois, agreed to absorb the failed bank's operations.

Chicago's ""MB Financial Bank"":http://www.mbfinancial.com picked up two of this weekend's seized institutions â€" New Century Bank and Broadway Bank, both also in Chicago.

""New Century Bank"":http://www.newcenturybk.com operated three branch locations. It had $492 million in deposits and $485.6 million in total assets.

""Broadway Bank"":http://www.broadwaybankchicago.com had four branch locations, $1.1 billion in deposits, and $1.2 billion in assets.

""Citizens Bank&Trust Company of Chicago"":http://www.citizensbankofchicago.com was absorbed by ""Republic Bank of Chicago"":http://www.republicebank.com/welcome.htm, which is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Citizens Bank&Trust had just a single branch office, deposits of $74.5 million, and $77.3 million in assets.

""Amcore Bank, N.A."":https://www.amcore.com/index.aspx in Rockford, Illinois, was the largest institution to be shuttered. It operated out of 58 branches, and had $3.4 billion in deposits and $3.8 billion in assets. Chicago's ""Harris National Bank"":http://www.harrisbank.com/welcome stepped in to take over the failed bank.

About Author: Carrie Bay

Carrie Bay is a freelance writer for DS News and its sister publication MReport. She served as online editor for DSNews.com from 2008 through 2011. Prior to joining DS News and the Five Star organization, she managed public relations, marketing, and media relations initiatives for several B2B companies in the financial services, technology, and telecommunications industries. She also wrote for retail and nonprofit organizations upon graduating from Texas A&M University with degrees in journalism and English.
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