2012 Bank Failure List

Please note that the FDIC is often appointed as receiver for failed banks. These events are structured as bank mergers and/or consolidations to avoid antitrust hearings.   Credit Union Failures are handled in much the same manner, and deposits are insured by the...

I Want A Divorce!

I Want A Divorce! Are you ready to divorce your big bank? Too many fees, long lines, bad customer service and other assorted reasons…Has your bank pissed you off but you do not leave because it is too much of a pain to switch? Most Americans say they will leave their...

Banking World Expects to Shrink

Colorado’s banking sector is improving, but it will likely shrink in 2012, as consolidation continues and some banks fail, local bankers and industry analysts say. Bank analyst Larry Martin, CEO of Denver-based Bank Strategies LLC, said Colorado’s banking sector could...