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On Friday, the OCC closed Marshall Bank , National Association, headquartered in Hallock, Minnesota, and the FDIC was named receiver.

On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce closed St. Stephen State Bank, headquartered in St. Stephens, Minnesota, and the FDIC was named receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First State Bank of St. Joseph, headquartered in St. Joseph, Minnesota, to assume all of the deposits of St. Stephen State Bank.

Yesterday, the FDIC announced that it had entered into a purchase and assumption agreement to assume the assets and deposits of the recently created Independent Bankers’ Bank Bridge Bank (IBBBB). IBBBB was created by the FDIC on December 18, 2009, to take over the operations of The Independent Bankers’ Bank, headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.

Yesterday the Joint Forum, a group established in 1996 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to deal with issues common to the banking, securities, and insurance sectors, released “Review of the Differentiated Nature and Scope of Financial Regulation – Key Issues and Recommendations”, which addresses key issues and recommendations on the differenti

Citing public opposition to the bill, on Tuesday the president of Iceland vetoed legislation that would provide a state guarantee for repayment of approximately $5 billion of loans provided by the U.K.