Subscribe to Dollars & Sense magazine. Recent articles related to the financial crisis. Bank Closures in 2008Thanks to Bob Feldman for directing us to the handy list at the FDIC site of recent bank closures. The page lists bank closures since October 1, 2000. There were 27 closures between then and the beginning of 2008 (including eleven in 2002); there have been 19 so far in 2008 (listed below, with the original closure date):Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, CA——November 7, 2008 Franklin Bank, SSB, Houston, TX——November 7, 2008 Freedom Bank, Bradenton, FL——October 31, 2008 Alpha Bank & Trust, Alpharetta, GA——October 24, 2008 Meridian Bank, Eldred, IL——October 10, 2008 Main Street Bank, Northville, MI——October 10, 2008 Washington Mutual, Henderson, NV/Park City, UT——September 25, 2008 Ameribank, Northfork, WV——September 19, 2008 Silver State Bank, Henderson, NV——September 5, 2008 Integrity Bank, Alpharetta, GA——August 29, 2008 The Columbian Bank and Trust, Topeka, KS——August 22, 2008 First Priority Bank, Bradenton, FL——August 1, 2008 First Heritage Bank, NA, Newport Beach, CA——July 25, 2008 First National Bank of Nevada, Reno, NV——July 25, 2008 IndyMac Bank, Pasadena, CA——July 11, 2008 First Integrity Bank, NA, Staples, MN——May 30, 2008 ANB Financial, NA, Bentonville, AR——May 9, 2008 Hume Bank, Hume, MO——March 7, 2008 Douglass National Bank, Kansas City, MO——January 25, 2008 Labels: bank closures, financial crisis |