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  The mission to serve our communities has rarely been more important than in this uncharted time. May the gift of wisdom and the spirit of optimism guide us in fulfilling that  mission in 2009.   We wish you and yours a blessed holiday season as well as peace and prosperity in the coming year.

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Page � BANKERS DIGEST December ��, �008

Keith H. Hazelton has been appointed senior  vice  president  and  director  of economic research for the Oklahoma Bankers  Association  in  Oklahoma City.      Hazelton  had  served  with  Bank  of America and First Fidelity Bank, N.A., in Oklahoma City after his relocation from Ohio in 2002.    He received a bachelors degree and an MBA degree from Ohio State Uni-versity Q

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In This Issue...FDIC Releases Letter to Stakeholders for Third Quarter of 2008Feature............................................3

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Hazelton Joins OBA as Senior Vice President

Hickel Joins Paradise Valley Bank as Pres/CEOGary Hickel has joined Paradise Valley Bank (proposed), Scottsdale, as presi-

dent and CEO. Pri-or to joining Para-dise Valley Bank, he served as president and  CEO  of  Bank USA,  N.A.,  in  the Phoenix  area.  He was  appointed  in 2006. Hickel earlier served as president of Valley First Com-

munity Bank in Scottsdale.   Hickel earned an MBA degree from Arizona State University and an under-graduate  degree  from  Wichita  State University.   He is a board member of the Metro YMCA and has been honored by receiv-ing the President’s National Volunteer-ism Award  Q

Castillo Is President, First United McKinneyFirst  United  Bank  CEO  Greg  Massey recently announced that Dean Castillo 

has joined the bank as  president  of  its McKinney market.  Casti l lo  joins First  United  Bank after  serving  as market  president for Irving-based In-dependent Bank of Texas in Frisco. He previously  served 

as  Frisco  branch  president  of  Texas Republic  Bank,  Quanah/Security  Na-tional Bank of Quanah. He has served in the Frisco/McKinney market for the past eight years. He began his banking career with the OCC as a national bank examiner.  Castillo  has  more  than  33 years of banking experience. He holds a BS degree from Florida State University and a masters degree from LSU.   In addition to his banking responsi-bilities, Castillo is working to develop a funding base and organization struc-ture  for  a  newly  formed  non-profit, the  Sportsman  Legacy  Foundation, founded by his son, Lt. Commander A. Dean Castillo Jr., who serves in the U.S. Navy.  The  mission  of  the  foundation is  to provide  lasting, quality outdoor mentorship to children who have lost a  parent  or  who  have  a  parent  who has become physically  challenged as a result of public service Q

Castillo

Karlon Cox has joined Bank’34 in Al-amogordo as president and CEO. The 

career banker pre-viously  served  as president/manag-ing officer of Alamo National Bank, the Alamogordo bank-ing  center  of  First National Bank, Ar-tesia.

      Cox  succeeds Miles Ledgerwood 

who  retired  after  25  years  of  service with  BANK’34/Alamogordo  Federal Savings  &  Loan  Association.  He  will retain his position as vice chairman of the board of directors.        Cox,  a  1980  graduate  of  Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX, and a 1995 graduate of  the Southwestern Graduate  School  of  Banking  at  SMU (faculty  since  2000),  began  his  full-time  banking  career  in  TX.  He  has served  in  mortgage  and  construction lending and commercial lending with several TX and NM banks. He  joined First National Bank of Artesia in 2005 to  take over  Alamo National  Bank  in Alamogordo Q 

Cox Is President/CEO, Bank’34, Alamogordo

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December ��, �008 BANKERS DIGEST Page �

F e A T U R e

Source:FDIC

Washington, DCwww.fdic.gov

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REGULATORSFDIC Letter to Stakeholders for Third Quarter of 2008

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FEATURE

Federal  De-posit  Insur-ance Corpora-tion Chairman   Sheila C. Bair has  released the  agency’s 

latest Letter to Stakeholders which highlights its activities and accomplishments dur-ing the third quarter of 2008, a period of turmoil  in  the nation’s financial sector not  seen since  the Great Depression. The FDIC, along with  the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, have taken unpre-cendented measures  to bolster public confidence in the nation’s financial insti-tutions and in the U.S. economy.The highlights are summarized in the following two sections.

OUR PRIORITIESDepositor Protection•  On  October  3,  President  George W.  Bush  signed  the  Emergency  Eco-nomic Stabilization Act of 2008, which temporarily  increases  the  basic  FDIC deposit insurance coverage limits from $100,000  to  $250,000  per  depositor through December 31, 2009.• On October 14, the FDIC announced the  Temporary  Liquidity  Guarantee Program  to  strengthen  confidence and  increase  liquidity  in  the banking system.  The  new  program  will,  for participating entities, guarantee newly issued  senior  unsecured  debt  of  eli-gible institutions and will provide full deposit insurance coverage for non-in-terest bearing transaction accounts in FDIC-insured  institutions,  regardless of the dollar amount.• On October 7, the FDIC board voted to adopt a restoration plan and issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would  increase  the  rates  banks  pay for  deposit  insurance,  while  making adjustments designed  to ensure  that riskier institutions bear a greater share of  the  proposed  increase  in  assess-

ment fees.• FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings  institutions  reported  net  in-come of $1.7 billion in the third quarter, a decline of $27.0 billion (94%) from the third quarter of 2007.• The Deposit Insurance Fund balance decreased  $10.6  billion  (23.5%)  to $34.6 billion during the third quarter. This decrease was primarily the result of an $11 billion increase in estimated losses  for  future  failures  recorded  in the third quarter. As of September 30, the reserve ratio was .76%, down from 1.01% as of June 30.Mission Support• On August 20, IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB, launched a new program to sys-temically modify troubled mortgages. This  program  is  designed  to  achieve affordable  and  sustainable  mortgage payments for borrowers and increases the value of distressed mortgages by rehabilitating  them  into  performing loans.• On September 22, the FDIC launched a national campaign designed to help consumers  learn  about  the  benefits 

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Page � BANKERS DIGEST December ��, �008

Frost Bank San Antonio region presi-dent Don Frost recently announced that  Cindy Reeves was promoted to execu-tive vice president, credit  administra-tion  support.  She is a 32-year banker and  holds  a  BBA degree  in  finance from Wichita State University.      Judy Gilby  was promoted  to  se-nior vice president, financial  manage-ment  group-re-tirement  services. The 30-year banker earned a BS degree in accounting from Wichita State Uni-versity.      The  bank  also announced  the promotion  of  Kate Crosby to vice president, commercial lending and business development of-ficer, North Frost Financial Center.      Cecily Jeser-Cannavale  was  pro-moted to administrative officer, value in prospecting.

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Retired Claude Banker Burt W. Brunson Died at 90Retired Armstrong County banker Burt Warner Brunson died November 28 in Las Vegas. He was 90 years old.      Born  May  12,  1918,  in  Armstrong Count,  he  was  a  lifelong  resident  of Claude. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in WWII where he was captured and spent time as a POW in Germany before being liberated in 1945.     After the war, he returned to Claude and  eventually  joined  First  National Bank  of  Claude  where  he  served  as cashier  and  vice  president  until  his retirement  in  the  1980s.  The  bank  is now known as Citizens Bank Q

Brown Is VP and Manager, Lone Star Bank in BrazoriaRussell Brown has been named vice president and branch manager at the Brazoria branch of Lone Star Bank, SSB, Moulton.   Brown,   a   33-year  banker,  has experience  in  all phases  and  facets of banking, includ-ing finance and ac-counting. He most recently  served  as president  of  Bank of   South  Texas, Kingsville  branch, and  earlier  as  chairman  and  presi-dent/CEO of predecessor Hebbronville State Bank.   He holds a BBA degree in account-ing  from St. Mary’s University  in San Antonio and is a graduate of the BAI graduate  banking  school  at  the  Uni-versity of WI.      Lone  Star  Bank  operates  banking offices  in  Angleton,  Austin,  Brazoria, Gonzales, Moulton, and Shiner Q

Reeves Brown

Reeves Upped to EVP, Gilby to SVP, Frost Bank

Gilby

   Michael Davis was promoted to as-sistant  financial  management  group officer,  Frost  Wealth  Management Services Q

Former Corpus Bank Exec Harris Named Controller

Terri Irvin Supak,  assistant  banking center  manager  for  First  Victoria  Na-tional Bank in Corpus Christi, has been promoted  to bank officer. She serves at the Timbergate location at 6670 S. Staples St.        Supak  has  two  years  of  banking experience.  She  holds  a  BBA  degree in business administration from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Q

Supak Promoted at First Victoria in Corpus Christi

WaterStreet  Ltd.,  a  Corpus  Christi food and entertainment company, has named former Corpus Christi banking executive  Emmett Harris  corporate controller.   Harris has 38 years of experience in banking, finance, and accounting. He previously  served  as  executive  vice president/COO  of  First  Commmerce Bank-Corpus Christi. Earlier, he served in  finance  and  accounting  with  the bank, which is now part of Kleberg First National Bank, Kingsville. He began his career  with  The  Mercantile  National Bank of Corpus Christi in 1970.   He received a BBA degree in finance from Texas A&I University in Kingsville, graduated  from the ABA Commercial Lending  School  at  the  University  of OK  in  Norman,  and  graduated  with honors  from  the  School  of  Bank  Ad-ministration at the University of WI in Madison Q

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Simmons First National Bank Taps New OfficersSimmons  First  National  Bank,  Pine Bluff,  has  announced  recent  officer appointments.     Donald L. Britnell was named com-munity executive and regional manager for the Simmons First North Region.    Karen S. McKim  and  Karen A. Montana have been named consumer banking officers at Simmons First Na-tional Bank  in North Little Rock and Little Rock, respectively.   Christy Bush was named compliance officer  in  the  special  services  group, and  Amanda Horton  was  promoted to  assistant  vice  president  in  cash management  and  e-banking,  both  in Pine Bluff Q

Roberts Promoted to Trust Officer, Los Alamos NationalLos  Alamos  National  Bank  has  an-nounced  the  promotion  of  Elinor Paterson Roberts to  trust  officer  in the trust and investment services de-partment in Santa Fe.    Roberts has served at the bank for the past year as a trust administrator. Prior to joining the bank, Roberts practiced law in CT.      She received a BA degree from Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, and earned a JD degree from St. John’s Uni-versity School of Law in Queens, NY Q

Retired Banker/LSU Honor Grad Adolphe G. Gueymard DiesAdolphe G. Gueymard, age 95, died at his home in Houston, TX, on December 8. He served as senior vice president and manager of the energy division of First City National Bank of Houston at his retirement in 1973.    Gueymard was a 1935 graduate of LSU with a degree in petroleum engineer-ing.  He  served  in  WWII  in  the  101st Airborne and fought at Normany on D Day and in the Battle of the Bulge.     He was a  fervent supporter of LSU and other educational institutions. He served as president of  the LSU Foun-dation  in  1969  and  established  the Gueymard Professorship in Geology and Geophysics at LSU. He was  inducted into the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction in 2000 and into the LSU Basic Sciences Hall of Distinction in 2006.     After his  retirement  from banking, he served as a member of the board of directors of several national and multi-national corporations and banks Q

Stephens Named VP/CLO, MidSouth in Baton RougeMidSouth Bank, N.A., Lafayette, has named  Kimberly Stephens vice president and commercial loan officer at  the  Jefferson Highway  location  in Baton Rouge. She previously worked for  First  Bank  and  Trust  in  New  Or-leans Q

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Myers BancShares Plans New Facility & Data CenterMyers  BancShares  Inc.,  Alva,  has  an-nounced plans for a new banking facil-ity  in downtown Alva  for The Central National Bank of Alva and a data center, which will house BancCentral Financial Services  Corp. Marilyn Myers Bouz-iden, chairman of the board, made the announcement.      The  main  location  of  The  Central National Bank of Alva (originally Alva Security Bank) has been on the NWC of the square in downtown Alva since 1899.   “The structure we currently occupy has served us well through the last century. It is time to create a new building that will take us through the next 100 years,” says  Mary Margaret Myers-Miller, director.     “We know this is where we want to be 100 years from now,” states Kyle D. Hughbanks, president and CEO.        BancCentral  Financial  Services  is currently  housed  on  the  upper  floor of The Central National Bank of Alva and processes several banks in north central and northwest OK Q

BOKF Targets Insurance Unit for Non-Interest Growth With  revenue up some 50% this year, BOK  Financial  Corp.,  Tulsa,  foresees even  stronger  growth  going  forward from its infant insurance unit.    “I think there is a great deal of upside potential,” J. Robert Cole, vice president and regional manager with BOSC Inc., a subsidiary of Tulsa-based BOKF, told The Journal Record writer Kirby Lee Davis. Cole oversees BOKF’s retail insurance efforts across its eight-state footprint.       BOKF should  report $1 million  in revenue  from  its  insurance  line  of business in 2008 and BOSCs financial consultants have reached less than 1% of BOKF’s customers, Cole said.    The $33 billion bank holding compa-ny reported $117.8 million net income for the first nine months of 2008.     Cole said also that BOKF could gar-ner  from  $5  million  to  $10  million  a year from its insurance line of business within five years.    The BOSC retail group employs about 52 financial advisors spread around the various BOKF branches, with the great-est concentration in OK and TX  Q

Arkansas Business Publishing Honors Hill & Three Firms Arkansas  Business  Publishing  Group has announced this year’s finalists for the 2008 Arkansas Business of the Year Awards, which honor businesses, non-profits, and executives from through-out the state.     Award winners will be named at a banquet  in  Little  Rock  on  February 24, 2009.      Among the five business executive category finalists  is  J. French Hill of Delta  Trust  &  Banking  Corp.,  Little Rock.   In category II, Bank of Little Rock Mortgage  is  among  the  five  nomi-nees.      Arkansas Federal Credit Union and  Signature Bank of Arkansas, Fayetteville, are two of the nominees in Category III Q

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Los Alamos National Bank has expand-ed  its  trust  and  investment  services business through a merger with Santa Fe-based  investment  and  financial planning  firm  Allocca  &  Brunett  Inc., which  has  served  northern  NM  since 1963. The merger announcement was reported in The New Mexican.      The  bank  purchased  the  assets  of Allocca & Burnett Inc. upon the retire-ment  of  the  firm’s  founding  member Joe Allocca.      Five  of  the  firm’s  employees  will join  the  bank’s  trust  and  investment services  department.  They  are  John Brunett, chief investment officer; Dar-rin M. Abby,  investment  officer;  and Linda Kampen,  Nidia B. Alderete, and Nancy P. Duncan investment as-sistants Q

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Investar Bank, Baton Rouge, Breaks Ground in Port AllenInvestar Bank, a de novo established in 2006, has broken ground for its second location at 3761 LA 1 South in Port Allen.      John D’Angelo, president/CEO,  re-ported  the  2,300-square-foot  facility 

Home Bank CEO Bordelon Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell

John W. Bordelon,  president/CEO of  Home  Bank  and Home  Bancorp  Inc., Lafayette,  presided over the Nasdaq clos-ing bell ceremony on November  20.  The company’s  stock  be-gan  trading  (under the  symbol  HBCP) on the Nasdaq Global Market on October 3.        “We  are  honored to have been invited by  Nasdaq  to  ring the  closing  bell  in 

celebration  of  our  successful  initial public  offering  and 100th  anniversary....The  $89  million  in capital raised through our public offering will help  us  reach  more potential  customers searching for a strong, community-focused bank,” Bordelon said.   Chartered in 1908 as Home  Building  and Loan,  Home  Bank  is one  of  LA’s  stable  fi-nancial institutions Q

will open in early 2009.      As  of  September  30,  2008,  Baton Rouge-based  Investar Bank  reported total assets and total liabilities of $125 million and $100 million Q

John Bordelon (center, left), president/CEO of Home Bank and Home Bancorp Inc. presided over the Nas-daq closing bell ceremony Nov. 20. With Bordelon were Mary Hopkins, controller; Joe Zanco, CFO; Darren Guidry, chief lending officer; Sarah Oubre, human re-sources manager; and Scott Sutton, COO.

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WaMu Keeping San Antonio Regional Center Open

Washington Mutual Bank recently re-vealed that, despite nationwide layoffs, it is keeping open a regional operations center  in  San  Antonio  that  employs 1,800 people and is at the core of its job creation agreement in TX, accord-ing to an article by Kelley Shannon, The Associated Press writer.  WaMu, the largest bank to fail in the ongoing financial crisis, was taken over by JPMorgan Chase & Co. in September. Chase announced recently it is cutting 9,200 WaMu jobs nationally.   According to the article, it is not yet clear how many Texans will be affected by the layoffs or whether the combined company will abide by WaMu’s  long-term  Texas  Enterprise  Fund  contract that  calls  for  adding  4,200  financial services jobs in the state over several years. In return, the company received $15 million in state taxpayer money.    WaMu spokeswoman Missy Latham said there will be “small pockets” of lay-offs in TX and the San Antonio center 

M&I Scales Back AZ C&D Estate Lending PortfolioStung  by  losses  in  the  hundreds  of millions  from  construction  and  de-velopment  loans  in  AZ  and  FL,  M&I (Marshall & Ilsley Bank) plans to reduce the size of that portfolio by 50% during the next  three years, according  to an article by Rich Kirchen, Phoenix Business Journal writer.   The Milwaukee-based financial ser-vices firm has virtually stopped writing new business loans in those two states and has established a “special assets division”  to  sell  the  delinquent  and foreclosed  properties,  according  to president and CEO Mark Furlong.      M&I  will  focus  on  its  Midwestern markets for construction loans in the future, he said. The bank will also focus on  growing  its  non-residential  loan business and retail business in AZ and FL, Furlong said      M&I has had an AZ footprint for 22 years and operates 50 branches in the state.      M&I’s residential-related loans in AZ represents 16% of M&I’s total loans and 37% of its non-performing loans Q

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- a key component of the bank’s 2005 enterprise  fund  agreement  -  would remain in place. It isn’t clear whether the San Antonio center will remain at its current staffing level or be reduced or expanded.      Chase  officials  are  in  touch  with the TX governor’s office about the en-terprise  fund  agreement,  though  the future of  the agreement  is uncertain, said Chase spokesman Greg Hassell. He noted that apart from WaMu, Chase has operated a 2,500-employee center in San Antonio.        WaMu and Chase  combined have 25,600  employees  in  TX,  5,600  from WaMu and 20,000 from Chase, which is the largest financial institution in terms of deposits in the state Q

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CorrectionSpirit of Texas Bank, SSB, has received approval  to  open  a  branch  office  in Magnolia.  It was  reported  in  the De-cember  8  issue  that  Spirit  Bank  of  Texas had received approval Q

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Heritage Bank, Detroit, To Open Pearland BranchHeritage  Bank,  N.A.,  Detroit,  has  re-ported that it plans to open a branch in the Houston suburb of Pearland on January 5, 2009.    Dennis Bonnen, chairman/CEO, told Bankers Digest the bank has received ap-proval from the OCC to open a branch at 3322 E. Walnut, Ste. 109, in Pearland. He also said the bank is in the process of acquiring property to build a perma-nent banking facility in Pearland.      Heritage  Bank,  formerly  known  as Community  National  Bank,  was  ac-quired by Bonner and other investors earlier in 2008. The bank, established in  1985,  maintains  its  head  office  in Detroit  in  Red  River  County,  which borders OK in northeast TX.   The bank has announced that 23-year banker Dennis Harrington  has  been named president of the bank and will serve at the new Pearland branch Q

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ArizonaBRANCHES The OFFICE OF THE COMPTROL-LER OF THE CURRENCY  has  ap-proved  an  application  by  National Bank of Arizona, Tucson, for a branch at 5360 N. La Cholla Blvd., Tucson.   The OCC has approved an application by Bank of Arizona, N.A., Phoenix, for a  branch  at  9545  W.  Camelback  Rd., Phoenix.ArkansasMERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS   The OCC has announced the non-af-filiate merger of Bank of Rogers with and into The First National Bank of Fort Smith was effective December 1.LouisianaMERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS The FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA  has  received  an  applica-tion  by  First  Trust  Corporation  and its  subsidiary,  First  Bank  and  Trust, both of New Orleans, to acquire 100% of  the  outstanding  shares  of  Globe Bancorp Inc, and its subsidiary, Globe Homestead  Savings  Bank,  FSA,  both of Metairie.TexasCHARTERS The OCC has approved an applica-tion by organizers for an independent, full-service national bank charter titled Ford Group Bank, N.A., 200 Crescent Court, Ste. 1350, Dallas 75201.      The  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF BANKING has received an application 

for  a de novo  state  bank  charter  titled Bank of Bombay, 1000 W. John Carpen-ter Fwy., Irving. Contact is Don Hutson, 314/231-5544.BRANCHES The OCC has approved an applica-tion  by  First  Community  Bank,  N.A., Sugar Land, for a branch at 23701 Cinco Ranch Blvd., Ste. 100, Katy.      The OCC  has  received  an  applica-tion by Incommons Bank, N.A., Mexia, for a branch at 5400 Crosslake Pkwy., Waco.   The OCC has received an application by  Wachovia  Bank,  N.A.,  Charlotte, NC, for a branch at 19707 Hwy. 59 N., Humble.     The OCC has approved an applica-tion  by  JPMorgan  Chase  Bank,  N.A.,  Columbus, OH, for a branch at 4001 W. Park Ave., Plano.    The OCC has approved an application by First National Bank, Wichita Falls, for a branch, titled First National Bank Town Square Mortgage, at 1253 Main St., Southlake.     The OCC has approved an applica-tion  by  Heritage  Bank,  N.A.,  Detroit, for  a  branch  at  3322  E.  Walnut,  Ste. 109, Pearland.    The OCC has approved an application by NewFirst National Bank, El Campo, to relocate a branch from 1600 Hwy. 6 S., Ste. 150, to 50 Sugar Creek Center Blvd., Ste.  100, both in Sugar Land.MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS   The OCC has received a domestic pur-chaser/change  in  control  application by Bonnie P. Harvey involving Preston National Bank, Dallas.   The OCC has received an application by First Community Bank, N.A., Sugar Land,  for  the  affiliate  merger  of  First Community Bank Central Texas, N.A., 

Meridian, with and into First Commu-nity Bank, N.A., Sugar Land.   The TXDB has approved an applica-tion  by  Security  State  Bank,  Odessa, for the merger of First National Bank of Monahans, Monahans, with and into Security State Bank.    The TXDB has approved an applica-tion by Texas First Bank, Texas City, to purchase & assume (P&A) certain as-sets and liabilities of Texas First Bank, Galveston.MAIN OFFICE RELOCATION   The OCC has approved an application by The Jacksboro National Bank to relo-cate its main office from 124 E. Belknap to 910 N. Main St., Jacksboro Q

The  Georgia  Department  of  Banking and Finance closed Haven Trust Bank, Duluth, GA, on December 12, and the FDIC  was  named  receiver.  The  FDIC entered into a purchase and assump-tion agreement with Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T), Winston-Salem, NC, to assume all of Haven Trust’s deposits. The four branches of Haven Trust were to reopen on Monday, December 15, as branches of BB&T.   As of December 8, 2008, Haven Trust had  assets  of  $572  million  and  total deposits  of  $515  million.  BB&T  will pay  a  $112,000  premium  to  assume all of  the deposits and will purchase approximately $55 million of the failed bank’s assets.   The FDIC estimates the cost to the DIF will be $200 million.     Sanderson State Bank, Sanderson, TX,  was  closed  by  the  Texas  Depart-ment of Banking on December 12, and the FDIC was named as receiver. The FDIC entered into a purchase and as-sumption  agreement  with  The  Pecos County State Bank, Fort Stockton, TX, to assume all of the failed bank’s de-posits for .55% premium and purchase certain assets.   As of December 3, 2008, Sanderson State Bank,  located  in Terrell County near  the  Big  Bend,  had  total  assets of  $37  million  and  total  deposits  of $27.9 million ($16 million in brokered deposits).   The FDIC estimates the cost to the DIF will be $12.5 million.     The GA and TX banks were the 24th and 25th to fail in the nation in 2008 Q

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and  limitations of deposit  insurance. The  public  was  encouraged  to  visit www.myFDICinsurance.gov,  an  online tool that provides customized informa-tion about their insured accounts using “EDIE the Estimator.” The following key indices compare third quarter 2008 to third quarter 2007.Insurance:# of insured institutions: 8,394 vs. 8,570;$ insured institutions: $13,613 billion vs. $12,726 billion;Insured deposits: $4,544 vs. $4,243;Fund balances: $34.6 billion vs. $51.8 bil-lion;

Reserve ratios: .76% vs. 1.22%;number of problem banks: 171 vs. 65$  problem  banks:  $115.6  billion  vs. $18.5 billion.Supervision:Total # of FDIC supervised institutions: 5,148 vs. 5,210.Bank examinations:Safety and soundness: 1,827 vs. 1,706;Compliance and CRA: 1,331 vs. 1,347;Insurance and other applications ap-proved: 1,998 vs. 2,304;Formal  &  informal  enforcement  ac-tions: 349 vs. 300.Receiverships:Total receiverships: 30 vs. 25;

Assets in liquidation: $9.481 billion vs. $2.085 billion;Collections: $432 million vs. $56 million;Dividends paid: $844 million vs. $252 mil-lion.Deposit Insurance Fund:Assessment income: $1.969 billion vs. $404 million;Interest: $1.795 billion vs. $1.955 billion;Comprehensive  income:  ($17.825 bil-lion) vs. $1.589 billion;Provision for insurance losses: $22.676 billion vs. $57 million.ResourcesStaff headcount: Y/E 2008 target 5,621 vs. 3rd quarter 2008 4,827 Q