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Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 781 Institutions

On June 19, 2010 | 0 Comments
Sheila may be taking it easy, but surferdude808 is working hard ... Note: this is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources.

Here is the unofficial problem bank list for June 18, 2010.

Changes and comments from surferdude808:
After relative calm last week, there were many changes to the Unofficial Problem Bank List this week as the OCC finally released their actions for May. The list stands at 781 institutions with aggregate assets of $404.3 billion, up from 760 institutions with aggregate assets of $385.2 billion last week. Only one removal this week -- the failed Nevada Security Bank ($492 million Ticker: TBHS).

There were 22 additions with aggregate assets of $19.6 billion. Most notable among the additions are Pacific Capital Bank, National Association, Santa Barbara, CA ($7.4 billion Ticker: PCBC); Bank Midwest, National Association, Kansas City, MO ($4.3 billion); Bank of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA ($2.7 billion); Seaside National Bank & Trust, Orlando, FL ($808 million); and Waccamaw Bank, Whiteville, NC ($585 million Ticker: WBNK). Bank Midwest is controlled by Dickinson Financial Corporation, a multi-bank holding company, and its other bank subsidiaries were also added this week including Academy Bank, National Association ($507 million), Armed Forces Bank, National Association ($835 million), Armed Forces Bank of California, National Association ($22 million), Southern Commerce Bank, National Association ($257 million), and SunBank, National Association ($88 million).

The OCC issued a Formal Agreement against Saigon National Bank, Westminster, CA ($71 million Ticker: SAGN), which has the dubious distinction of missing six TARP dividend payments. It is a mind scratcher why it has taken the OCC so long to issue an action against Saigon National Bank. One is even more challenged to understand the tardiness in action against Pacific Capital Bank, National Association.

As anticipated, there were two add backs -- Mission Oaks National Bank and Valley National Bank that were removed in the past two weeks when the OCC terminated Formal Agreements. Now these banks are operating under Consent Orders.

Other changes include Prompt Corrective Action Orders against banks already on the list and the conversion of some actions. The Federal Reserve issued PCA Orders against Pierce Commercial Bank ($258 million) and Sterling Bank ($408 million), and the OTS issued a PCA Order against Turnberry Bank ($264 million). The OCC converted Formal Agreements to Consent Orders against Rosemount National Bank ($38 million) and Security Bank, National Association ($160 million).

Originally from Calculated Risk

Consumer Credit increases slightly in April

On June 07, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Federal Reserve reports:
Consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 1/2 percent in April 2010. Revolving credit decreased at an annual rate of 12 percent, and nonrevolving credit increased at an annual rate of 7 percent.
Consumer Credit Click on graph for larger image in new window.

This graph shows the year-over-year (YoY) change in consumer credit. Consumer credit is off 3.2% over the last 12 months.

Note: The Fed reports a simple annual rate (multiplies change in month by 12) as opposed to a compounded annual rate. Consumer credit does not include real estate debt.

Usually there is a fairly sharp increase in consumer credit during a robust recovery - but that isn't happening this time because household balance sheets are still a mess. Just another reminder that the recovery will be sluggish and choppy ...

Originally from Calculated Risk

Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 684

On March 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Changes and comments from surferdude808:
As anticipated last week, the FDIC released its enforcement actions for February, which contributed to major changes in the Unofficial Problem Bank List. The list includes 684 institutions with aggregate assets of $351.2 billion, up from 653 institutions with assets of $332 billion last week.

Additions are 35 institutions with assets of $20.3 billion while 4 institutions with assets of $1 billion were removed. Removals include the three failures this week -- Desert Hills Bank ($497 million), Unity National Bank ($301 million), and Key West Bank ($88 million), and one action termination against Citizens Bank, New Tazewell, TN ($150 million).

Most notable among the 35 additions are Citizens Bank, Flint, MI ($11.3 billion Ticker: CRBC); Mile High Banks, Longmont, CO ($1.3 billion); United Security Bank, Fresno, CA ($694 million Ticker: UBFO); First Central Savings Bank, Glen Cove, NY ($683 million); and Finance Factors, Ltd., Honolulu, HI ($654 million).

In addition, Bank of Florida Corporation (Ticker: BOFL), with consolidated assets of $1.5 billion, announced that its three banking subsidiaries -- Bank of Florida - Southeast, Bank of Florida - Southwest, and Bank of Florida - Tampa Bay, received a Prompt Corrective Action order from the FDIC. The other new addition via a Prompt Corrective Action is AmericanFirst Bank, Clermont, FL ($90 million).

A few institutions already on the list also received a Prompt Corrective Action order including AmericanWest Bank, Spokane, WA ($1.6 billion Ticker: AWBC.PK); Ventura County Business Bank, Oxnard, CA ($93 million Ticker: VCBB.OB); and High Desert State Bank, Albuquerque, NM ($82 million).
The list is compiled from regulator press releases or from public news sources (see Enforcement Action Type link for source). The FDIC data is released monthly with a delay, and the Fed and OTC data is more timely. The OCC data is a little lagged. Credit: surferdude808.

See description below table for Class and Cert (and a link to FDIC ID system).


For a full screen version of the table click here.

The table is wide - use scroll bars to see all information!

NOTE: Columns are sortable - click on column header (Assets, State, Bank Name, Date, etc.)



Class: from FDIC
The FDIC assigns classification codes indicating an institution's charter type (commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association), its chartering agent (state or federal government), its Federal Reserve membership status (member or nonmember), and its primary federal regulator (state-chartered institutions are subject to both federal and state supervision). These codes are:
  • N National chartered commercial bank supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • SM State charter Fed member commercial bank supervised by the Federal Reserve
  • NM State charter Fed nonmember commercial bank supervised by the FDIC
  • SA State or federal charter savings association supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision
  • SB State charter savings bank supervised by the FDIC
  • Cert: This is the certificate number assigned by the FDIC used to identify institutions and for the issuance of insurance certificates. Click on the number and the Institution Directory (ID) system "will provide the last demographic and financial data filed by the selected institution".

    Originally from Calculated Risk

    Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 653

    On March 20, 2010 | 0 Comments
    This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Changes and comments from surferdude808:
    Publication of actions issued by the OCC and OTS contributed to an increase in the number of institutions and aggregate assets on the Unofficial Problem Bank List this week.

    This week the list includes 653 institutions with assets of $332.0 billion, up from 640 institutions with assets of $325.6 billion last week. The list increased despite the FDIC best efforts closing seven institutions of which five were on last week's list. The removals because of failure include Advanta Bank Corp. ($1.6 billion Ticker: ADVNQ), Appalachian Community Bank ($1.0 billion Ticker: APAB), First Lowndes Bank ($137 million), American National Bank ($70 million), and State Bank of Aurora ($28 million).

    There were 18 institutions with assets of $9.3 billion added to the list this week. Additions include Los Alamos National Bank, Los Alamos, NM ($1.7 billion); NCB, FSB, Hillsboro, OH ($1.6 billon); Citizens First National Bank, Princeton, IL ($1.3 billion Ticker: PNBC); First Chicago Bank & Trust, Itasca, IL ($1.2 billion); and Norstates Bank, Waukegan, IL ($626 million Ticker: NSFC).

    Other changes for institutions already on the list include Prompt Corrective Action Orders issued by the OTS against Savings Bank of Maine ($892 million); Inter Savings Bank, FSB ($701 million); and Woodlands Bank ($388 million).
    The list is compiled from regulator press releases or from public news sources (see Enforcement Action Type link for source). The FDIC data is released monthly with a delay, and the Fed and OTC data is more timely. The OCC data is a little lagged. Credit: surferdude808.

    See description below table for Class and Cert (and a link to FDIC ID system).


    For a full screen version of the table click here.

    The table is wide - use scroll bars to see all information!

    NOTE: Columns are sortable - click on column header (Assets, State, Bank Name, Date, etc.)



    Class: from FDIC
    The FDIC assigns classification codes indicating an institution's charter type (commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association), its chartering agent (state or federal government), its Federal Reserve membership status (member or nonmember), and its primary federal regulator (state-chartered institutions are subject to both federal and state supervision). These codes are:
  • N National chartered commercial bank supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • SM State charter Fed member commercial bank supervised by the Federal Reserve
  • NM State charter Fed nonmember commercial bank supervised by the FDIC
  • SA State or federal charter savings association supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision
  • SB State charter savings bank supervised by the FDIC
  • Cert: This is the certificate number assigned by the FDIC used to identify institutions and for the issuance of insurance certificates. Click on the number and the Institution Directory (ID) system "will provide the last demographic and financial data filed by the selected institution".

    Originally from Calculated Risk

    Unofficial Problem Bank List increases Significantly

    On February 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
    This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Changes and comments from surferdude808:
    The Unofficial Problem Bank List underwent major changes during the week as aggregate assets for all institutions were updated to 2009q4 from 2009q3 and the FDIC finally released its enforcement actions issued during January 2010.

    The list now includes 644 institutions, up from 617 last week, as 33 institutions with assets of $12 billion were added while 6 with assets of $1.3 billion were deleted. Despite the additions, aggregate assets fell from $329 billion to $326 billion. For the 616 institutions that stayed on the list from last week, their aggregate assets dropped $13.8 billion during the fourth quarter.

    Only 154 institutions increased their assets during the quarter with the largest balance sheet increase at West Coast Bank ($80 million). Balance sheet downsizing happened at 462 institutions with the largest decrease at Westernbank Puerto Rico ($1.5 billion) and Sterling Savings Bank ($1 billion).

    Deletions include action terminations at The Bank of Harlan ($132 million) and Nevada Bank and Trust Company ($95 million) and the failed Rainier Pacific Bank ($718 million) and Carson River Community Bank ($51 million).

    Other removals include the unassisted mergers of Mesa Bank ($206 million) and Arrowhead Community Bank ($77 million) into an affiliate, Sunrise Bank of Arizona ($504 million). However, Sunrise Bank of Arizona was added to the list this week as it was among the January actions released by the FDIC. These entities are controlled by Capitol Bancorp (Ticker: CBC), which has 7 subsidiary institutions on the Unofficial Problem Bank List.

    Notable among the 33 institutions added are Macatawa Bank, Holland, MI ($1.8 billion, Ticker: MCBC); Heritage Bank of Commerce, San Jose, CA ($1.36 billion, Ticker: HTBK); and Fidelity Bank, Dearborn, MI ($994 million, Ticker: DEAR). Seven banks headquartered in Georgia were added this week and there are 58 Georgia-based institutions on the list, which equals 9 percent of the 644 total.

    Other changes for institutions previously on the list include Prompt Corrective Action Orders issued to Key West Bank ($88 million) and Tamalpais Bank ($629 million).
    The list is compiled from regulator press releases or from public news sources (see Enforcement Action Type link for source). The FDIC data is released monthly with a delay, and the Fed and OTC data is more timely. The OCC data is a little lagged. Credit: surferdude808.

    See description below table for Class and Cert (and a link to FDIC ID system).


    For a full screen version of the table click here.

    The table is wide - use scroll bars to see all information!

    NOTE: Columns are sortable - click on column header (Assets, State, Bank Name, Date, etc.)



    Class: from FDIC
    The FDIC assigns classification codes indicating an institution's charter type (commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association), its chartering agent (state or federal government), its Federal Reserve membership status (member or nonmember), and its primary federal regulator (state-chartered institutions are subject to both federal and state supervision). These codes are:
  • N National chartered commercial bank supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • SM State charter Fed member commercial bank supervised by the Federal Reserve
  • NM State charter Fed nonmember commercial bank supervised by the FDIC
  • SA State or federal charter savings association supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision
  • SB State charter savings bank supervised by the FDIC
  • Cert: This is the certificate number assigned by the FDIC used to identify institutions and for the issuance of insurance certificates. Click on the number and the Institution Directory (ID) system "will provide the last demographic and financial data filed by the selected institution".

    Originally from Calculated Risk

    Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 617

    On February 21, 2010 | 0 Comments
    This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Changes and comments from surferdude808:
    The Unofficial Problem Bank List increased by a net of 12 institutions this week with 15 additions and 3 removals. However, aggregate assets fell by about $500 million to $329 billion.

    Removals include two of the four institutions that failed on Friday -- La Jolla Bank, FSB ($3.8 billion) and Marco Community Bank ($138 million). It appears that the other failures -- George Washington Savings Bank, and The La Coste National Bank were not subject to any formal enforcement action.

    The other removal was Hiawatha National Bank ($45 million) as the OCC terminated a Formal Agreement in April 2009 but waited until this month to disclose the termination.

    Among the 15 additions are National Bank of Commerce, Superior, WI ($573 million); The Farmers National Bank of Prophetstown, Prophetstown, IL ($410 million); and The Farmers National Bank of Buhl, Buhl, ID ($386 million), which is the first appearance of an Idaho-based institution on the list.

    As anticipated in the February 5th commentary, Palm Desert National Bank came back on the list this week as the OCC issued a Consent Order after terminating a Formal Agreement.
    The list is compiled from regulator press releases or from public news sources (see Enforcement Action Type link for source). The FDIC data is released monthly with a delay, and the Fed and OTC data is more timely. The OCC data is a little lagged. Credit: surferdude808.

    See description below table for Class and Cert (and a link to FDIC ID system).


    For a full screen version of the table click here.

    The table is wide - use scroll bars to see all information!

    NOTE: Columns are sortable - click on column header (Assets, State, Bank Name, Date, etc.)



    Class: from FDIC
    The FDIC assigns classification codes indicating an institution's charter type (commercial bank, savings bank, or savings association), its chartering agent (state or federal government), its Federal Reserve membership status (member or nonmember), and its primary federal regulator (state-chartered institutions are subject to both federal and state supervision). These codes are:
  • N National chartered commercial bank supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • SM State charter Fed member commercial bank supervised by the Federal Reserve
  • NM State charter Fed nonmember commercial bank supervised by the FDIC
  • SA State or federal charter savings association supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision
  • SB State charter savings bank supervised by the FDIC
  • Cert: This is the certificate number assigned by the FDIC used to identify institutions and for the issuance of insurance certificates. Click on the number and the Institution Directory (ID) system "will provide the last demographic and financial data filed by the selected institution".

    Originally from Calculated Risk

    US Stock Futures Pare Losses After CPI Barely Increases

    On February 19, 2010 | 0 Comments
    NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures slightly pared some of their losses Friday morning after U.S. consumer prices barely rose in January from the previous month, but the U.S. Federal Reserve's surprise discount rate hike dampened sentiment.

    Originally from MarketWatch



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