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On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed  Appalachian Community Bank, headquartered in Ellijay, Georgia, and the FDIC was named receiver.

Today, Washington Mutual, Inc. (WMI) announced a Global Settlement Agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase and the FDIC. Under the agreement, J.P. Morgan Chase will give WMI over $4 billion in WMI deposits in its former failed bank subsidiaries in exchange for over $6 billion in other assets. Also, the three parties will split two potential tax refunds worth a total of $5.6 billion.

Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the close of a Rule 144A sale of $1.8 billion principal amount of notes backed by 103 non-agency residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) from seven failed bank receiverships.

Today, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions closed Old Southern Bank, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and the FDIC was named receiver.

Today, the New York State Banking Department closed The Park Avenue Bank, headquartered in New York, New York, and the FDIC was named receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Valley National Bank, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, to assume all of the deposits of The Park Avenue Bank.

Today, the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions closed Statewide Bank, headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, and the FDIC was named receiver.

On Friday, OTS closed Waterfield Bank, headquartered in Germantown, Maryland and appointed the FDIC as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC created Waterfield Bank, FA, a new depository institution chartered by the OTS and insured by the FDIC, to take over the operations of Waterfield Bank. The new institution will remain open until April 5, 2010, “to allow depositors access to their insured funds and time to move accounts to other insured institutions.”

On Friday, the Illinois Department of Financial Professional Regulation – Division of Banking closed Bank of Illinois, headquartered in Normal, Illinois, and the FDIC was named receiver.

On Friday, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) released its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. AIG reported a Q4 net loss of $8.9 billion, bringing 2009’s total net losses to $10.9 billion.