by Calculated Risk on 8/21/2009 07:09:00 PM

A mushroom cloud forms
Deep in the heart of Texas
Guaranty is ash
by Soylent Green is People
From the FDIC: BBVA Compass, Birmingham, Alabama, Assumes All of the Deposits of Guaranty Bank, Austin, Texas

Guaranty Bank, Austin, TX was closed today by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. ...

As of June 30, 2009, Guaranty Bank had total assets of approximately $13 billion and total deposits of approximately $12 billion. ...

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $3 billion. ... Guaranty Bank is the 81st FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the second in Texas. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Millennium State Bank of Texas, Dallas, July 2, 2009.

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