In Geltzer v. Mooney (In re MacMenamin’s Grill, Ltd.), Adv. Pro. No. 09-8266 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. April 21, 2011), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York held that the safe harbor in section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code does not apply to a small, private leveraged buyout (LBO) transaction that posed no systemic risk to the stability of the financial markets.
On Friday, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance closed ISN Bank, headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for the bank.
On Friday, the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities closed LibertyBank, headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for the bank.
On Friday, the New York State Banking Department closed USA Bank, headquartered in Port Chester, New York, and the FDIC was appointed receiver.
On Friday, the Missouri Division of Finance closed Southwest Community Bank, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri .
Friday, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Banking closed Citizens Bank&Trust Company of Chicago, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and the FDIC was appointed receiver.
On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce closed 1st American State Bank of Minnesota, headquartered in Hancock, Minnesota, and the FDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation – Division of Banking closed Independent Bankers’ Bank, headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, and theFDIC was named as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC created Independent Bankers’ Bank Bridge Bank, National Association to take over the operations of the failed bank.
Yesterday, Daniel K. Tarullo, a governor of the Federal Reserve System, continued his vigorous speaking schedule with a speech at the Institute of International Bankers Conference on Cross-Border Insolvency Issues in New York.