On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed Bank of Ellijay, headquartered in Ellijay, Georgia, First Commerce Community Bank, headquartered in Douglasville, Georgia, and The Peoples Bank, headquartered in Winder, Georgia, and appointed the FDIC as receiver for each bank. The failed banks were not affiliated with one another.

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 Office of Thrift Supervision closed Woodlands Bank, headquartered in Bluffton, South Carolina, and appointed the FDIC asreceiver for the bank.

Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the closing of its previously announced sale of $233 million of notes backed by performing and non-performing commercial real estate (CRE) loans from 22 different financial institutions f

Yesterday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency closed BC National Banks, headquartered in Butler, Missouri, and appointed the FDIC receiver.

Today, Dubai World announced that it has presented a restructuring proposal to the Coordinating Committee representing its creditors on the restructuring of $23.5 billion of total financial liabilities of Dubai World as of December 31, 2009.

On Friday, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions closed Rainier Pacific Bank, headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, and the FDIC was named receiver.

On Friday, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions closed Evergreen Bank, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and the FDIC was named receiver.

Yesterday, Treasury released its most recent completed transactions report for the period ending December 10, 2009.

Yesterday, the California Department of Financial Institutions closed United Commercial Bank, headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the FDIC was named as receiver.