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In some good news for commercial vendors, the Supreme Court of Texas recently ruled that payments for ordinary services provided to an insolvent customer are not recoverable as fraudulent transfers, even if the customer turns out to be a “Ponzi scheme” instead of a legitimate business.
On Friday, the OCC closed Unity National Bank, headquartered in Cartersville, Georgia, and the FDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed McIntosh Commercial Bank, headquartered in Carrollton, Georgia, and the FDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, OTS closed Key West Bank, headquartered in Key West, Florida, and the FDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions closed Desert Hills Bank, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and the FDIC was named receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with New York Community Bancorp, headquartered in Westbury, NY to assume all of the deposits of Desert Hills Bank.
On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed Century Security Bank, headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, and theFDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, the Utah Department of Financial Institutions closed Advanta Bank Corp., headquartered in Draper, Utah, and the FDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed Bank of Hiawassee, headquartered in Hiawassee, Georgia, and the FDIC was named receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement wi
On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce closed State Bank of Aurora, headquartered in Aurora, Minnesota, and the FDIC was named receiver. As receiver, the FDICentered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Northern State Bank, headquartered in Ashland, Wisconsin, to assume all of the deposits of State Bank of Aurora.