Today, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation closed Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, headquartered in Fort Meyers, Florida, and the FDIC was appointed as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Central Bank, headquartered in Stillwater, Minnesota, to assume all of the deposits of Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida.

Yesterday, the OCC closed Flagship National Bank, headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, and the FDIC was named as receiver.

The outcome of the TOUSA appeal has been much anticipated and closely watched by the lending community, their counsel and advisors, and legal scholars. On May 15, 2012, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion (found here), reversing the District Court for the Southern District of Florida and affirming the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, at least insofar as to the bankruptcy court’s factual findings, but not remedies.

On Friday, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation closed Progress Bank of Florida, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and appointed the FDIC as receiver.

On Friday, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation closed First Bank of Jacksonville, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and appointed the FDIC as receiver.

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 Florida Office of Financial Regulationclosed Haven Trust Bank Florida, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and appointed the FDIC as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Southern Bank, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, to assume all of the deposits of the failed bank.

On Friday, the OTS closed Bayside Savings Bank, headquartered in Port Saint Joe, Florida, and the Florida Department of Financial Regulation closed Coastal Community Bank, headquartered in Panama City Beach, Florida, and the agencies appointed the FDIC as receiver for the banks.

On Friday, the Florida Division of Financial Institutions closed Peninsula Bank, headquartered in Englewood, Florida, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for the bank. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Premier American Bank, headquartered in Miami, Florida, to assume all of the deposits of Peninsula Bank.

Friday, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation closed The Bank of Bonifay, headquartered in Bonifay, Florida, and the FDIC was appointed receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Federal Bank, headquartered in Lake City, Florida, to assume all of the deposits of The Bank of Bonifay.