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Friday, November 19, 2010

Bank Failure #147: Gulf State Community Bank, Carrabelle, Florida

by Calculated Risk on 11/19/2010 05:14:00 PM

Note: I started posting bank failures a few years when I was predicting 100s of banks would fail. Since then it has become sort of a Friday afternoon ritual.

Endangered species
Rare Florida solvent bank
So few may exist

by Soylent Green is People

From the FDIC: Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, Assumes All of the Deposits of Gulf State Community Bank, Carrabelle, Florida
As of September 30, 2010, Gulf State Community Bank had approximately $112.1 million in total assets and $112.2 million in total deposits. ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $42.7 million. ... Gulf State Community Bank is the 147th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the 28th in Florida.
Another 40% or so loss on assets. Ouch.