In a decision that may have implications for holders of community development district bonds and other similar “dirt bonds,” a Florida bankruptcy court has ruled that holders of community development district bonds do not always have plan voting rights when the underlying developer — as opposed to the development district itself — is the bankruptcy debtor.
On Friday, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation closed Wakulla Bank, headquartered in Crawfordville, Florida, and appointed the FDIC as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Centennial Bank, headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, to assume all of the deposits of the failed bank.
On Friday, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions closed Shoreline Bank, headquartered in Shoreline, Washington, and appointed the FDIC as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with GBC International Bank, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, to assume all of the deposits of the failed bank.
On Friday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency closed First National Bank, headquartered in Rosedale, Mississippi, and appointed the FDIC as receiver.
Tuesday, the Financial Crisis Advisory Group (FCAG) issued its report on “the standard-setting implications of