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Bank Failure Tally Up to 14 after Closing of Wisconsin Bank

The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions closed Banks of Wisconsin (Kenosha), FDIC announced Friday. As receiver, the agency entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with North Shore Bank, FSB (Brookfield, Wisconsin) to assume all of Banks of Wisconsin's $127.6 million in deposits and $97.4 million in assets. The remaining assets (approximately $36.6 million) will be retained by FDIC for later disposition.

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FDIC Institutions See Record Earnings in Q1, Problem List Shrinks

Together, commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the FDIC earned record profits in the first quarter, while the number of ""problem"" banks continued to decline. According to the FDIC, net income for FDIC-insured institutions reached an an all-time high of $40.3 billion in Q1, up by 15.8 percent from last year. FDIC's list of ""problem"" banks was reduced for the eighth straight quarter, decreasing to 612. Two years ago, 888 banks were on the list.

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Three Former Execs of Failed Bank Convicted in Fraud Scheme

Three former executives of the Bank of the Commonwealth and a borrower were convicted by a federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia for their roles in a fraud scheme that eventually led to the bank's failure in 2011, the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) said last week in a release.

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Arizona Bank Closes, Bringing 2013 Tally to 13

FDIC announced Tuesday the closure of Central Arizona Bank (Scottsdale) by the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. To protect depositors of the failed bank, FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Western State Bank (Devils Lake, North Dakota).

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Bank Failure Tally Rises to 10 After Two Weekend Closings

This year's bank failure tally rose to double digits over the weekend with the collapse of two more federally insured institutions. FDIC announced the closing of Parkway Bank in Lenoir, North Carolina, and Douglas County Bank in Douglasville, Georgia, bringing the total number of bank closings this year to 10. While this year has been slower in terms of bank failures, April has seen the pace pick up, with more than half of the year's closings occurring this month alone.

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Three Banks Collapse Over Weekend, Raising 2013 Tally to 8

The 2013 national bank failure tally ran up to eight this weekend as three more institutions fell by the wayside. FDIC announced the collapses of Chipola Community Bank in Marianna, Florida; Heritage Bank of North Florida in Orange Park; and First Federal Bank in Lexington, Kentucky. Chipola Community Bank and Heritage Bank of North Florida were both closed by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed FDIC as receiver of both.

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Arizona Bank Failure Raises 2013 Tally to 5

Arizona's Gold Canyon Bank became the fifth FDIC-insured bank to fail in 2013, the agency announced. The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions closed the bank Friday, appointing FDIC as receiver. To protect depositors, Gold Canyon Bank's estimated $44.2 million in deposits has been assumed by First Scottsdale Bank, National Association, which has also agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's $45.2 million in total assets.

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Report: Some FDIC Settlements Went Unannounced

The Los Angeles Times obtained more than 1,600 pages of FDIC settlements from 2007 through 2013 addressing a variety of behaviors (ranging from reckless lending to inflated appraisals). According to the report, many of these settlements went unannounced, sparing the institutions from negative attention. These ""no-press-release arrangements"" sometimes help FDIC close deals with defendants in the least costly manner possible.

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Georgia Bank Collapses Over Weekend; 2013 Tally Now at 4

FDIC announced Friday the closure of Frontier Bank, based in LaGrange, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance shut down the bank, appointing FDIC as receiver. HeritageBank of the South (Albany, Georgia)has picked up all of Frontier Bank's $224.1 million in deposits and ""virtually all"" of the closed bank's $258.8 million in assets, FDIC said.

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