Crowd at New York's American Union Bank during a bank run early in the Great Depression. The Bank opened in 1917 and went out of business on June 30, 1931. Photo from http://www.ssa.gov/history/bank.html.
This Bank Watch List has been updated. There are now 1,343 E-Rated Banks. Click here for the latest list. [Updated 03/06/12]
Banks are dropping like flies. I received three email notices from the FDIC regarding bank closures yesterday. Among them was the Montgomery, Alabama-based Colonial BancGroup, with about $25 billion in assets. Its demise marks both the largest and the 77th bank to fail this year - and, in my opinion, as Karen Carpenter sang, "We've only just begun..."According to its quarterly report released Wednesday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said there are
Now, of course, the FDIC’s website does not disclose the names of the banks on this watch list for the reason that if you knew that your bank was in trouble, you might be tempted to pull your money out, right? Take heart. There is a way to determine if one of those troubled banks is yours.
BankRate.com is one of many (but perhaps the only free) services that provide ratings information on the relative financial strength and stability of U.S. commercial banks, savings institutions and credit unions. I've taken the liberty of selecting the lowest-rated institutions from their 3,047 listed banks to come up with my watch list. This list does not include credit unions. You'll need to search their site yourself for that information.
The following list will not necessarily be the same as the FDIC's watch list. It's just too difficult to exactly populate a list with all of the parameters that the FDIC uses to determine their problem banks. However, these are the poorest-rated banks according to BankRate.com based on capital adequacy, asset quality, profitability and liquidity. It should suffice.
Much like grades in school, a banks' soundness is rated A-E (with an "E" equaling an "F" grade, but still passing.) I'll leave it to you to determine whether you feel comfortable with your money parked in a D or E-rated bank or not.
First, a quick break down of how these U.S. banks are doing. Of the 3,047 our "class" scored:
A = 424 -or- 14%
B = 1,468 -or- 48%
C = 703 -or- 23%
D = 280 - or- 9%
E = 172 -or- 6%
The count for "my watch list" (comprised of "D" and "E" scores) totals 452, much higher than the FDIC's list of
If you see your bank on this list and do plan to withdraw your money, please double check my work with BankRate.com first. In addition to ratings, they also provide the bank's balance sheet that will give you more detailed information.
Banks/Thrifts Watch List as of March 31, 2009
| 1ST AMERICAN STATE BANK OF MINNESOTA | MN | 56244 | E |
| 1ST COMMERCE BANK | NV | 89031 | D |
| 1ST REGENTS BANK | MN | 55304 | E |
| ACB BANK | OK | 73728 | D |
| ACCESS BANK | MN | 55316 | E |
| ADVANCE BANK | MD | 21215 | D |
| ALLIANCE BANKING COMPANY | KY | 40391 | E |
| ALLIANT BANK | KS | 67135 | E |
| ALMA EXCHANGE BANK & TRUST | GA | 31510 | E |
| AMERICAN BANK & TRUST OF THE CUMBERLANDS | TN | 38570 | D |
| AMERICAN EAGLE BANK OF CHICAGO | IL | 60647 | D |
| AMERICAN FIRST BANK | FL | 34711 | E |
| AMERICAN INVESTORS BANK AND MORTGAGE | MN | 55344 | D |
| AMERICAN METRO BANK | IL | 60640 | D |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK | OH | 44129 | E |
| AMERICAN STATE BANK | OK | 74106 | D |
| AMERICAN STATE BANK | SD | 57051 | D |
| APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY BANK, FSB | GA | 30555 | D |
| APPLE VALLEY BANK & TRUST COMPANY, THE | CT | 6410 | E |
| ARCOLA HOMESTEAD SAVINGS BANK | IL | 61910 | D |
| ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY BANK | AZ | 85308 | E |
| ASIAN BANK | PA | 19107 | E |
| ASIAN BANK OF ARIZONA | AZ | 85008 | D |
| ATLANTIC COMMUNITY BANK | SC | 29910 | D |
| AZTECAMERICA BANK | IL | 60402 | E |
| BANCROFT STATE BANK | WI | 54921 | D |
| BANK 1ST | NM | 87110 | E |
| BANK ARLINGTON, THE | TX | 76016 | D |
| BANK OF ALPENA, THE | MI | 49707 | E |
| BANK OF AUBURN HILLS | MI | 48326 | D |
| BANK OF BELTON | MO | 64012 | D |
| BANK OF BOZEMAN | MT | 59718 | D |
| BANK OF CANTON | PA | 17724 | D |
| BANK OF CHESTNUT | IL | 62518 | D |
| BANK OF CHICKAMAUGA | GA | 30707 | E |
| BANK OF EARLY | GA | 39823 | D |
| BANK OF ESCONDIDO | CA | 92025 | D |
| BANK OF GREENSBURG | LA | 70441 | E |
| BANK OF GREENWICH, THE | CT | 6807 | D |
| BANK OF INDIANA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | IN | 47847 | D |
| BANK OF JACKSON COUNTY | FL | 32440 | E |
| BANK OF LAS VEGAS | NV | 89118 | D |
| BANK OF LEETON | MO | 64761 | E |
| BANK OF LENOX | GA | 31637 | E |
| BANK OF MACKS CREEK, THE | MO | 65786 | E |
| BANK OF MICHIGAN | MI | 48334 | D |
| BANK OF MINDEN | MO | 64769 | D |
| BANK OF NEW MADRID | MO | 63869 | D |
| BANK OF NEWINGTON | GA | 30446 | D |
| BANK OF OKOLONA | MS | 38860 | E |
| BANK OF PALATINE | IL | 60067 | D |
| BANK OF SANTA BARBARA | CA | 93101 | D |
| BANK OF SOPERTON, THE | GA | 30457 | E |
| BANK OF SOUTH TEXAS | TX | 78504 | E |
| BANK OF TACOMA | WA | 98402 | D |
| BANK OF TEXAS, THE | TX | 78016 | D |
| BANK OF THAYER | MO | 65791 | D |
| BANK OF VENICE, THE | FL | 34285 | D |
| BANK OF WAUSAU | WI | 54401 | D |
| BANK OF WYOMING | WY | 82443 | E |
| BANK REALE | WA | 99301 | E |
| BANK STAR ONE | MO | 65251 | D |
| BANK, THE | TX | 76086 | E |
| BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | AZ | 85016 | D |
| BANKHAVEN | KS | 67543 | D |
| BANKSTAR FINANCIAL | SD | 57026 | D |
| BANKVISTA | MN | 56377 | D |
| BAY BANK | AL | 36608 | E |
| BAY PORT STATE BANK | MI | 48720 | D |
| BAYSIDE SAVINGS BANK | FL | 32456 | E |
| BC NATIONAL BANKS | MO | 64730 | E |
| BEARTOOTH BANK | MT | 59106 | E |
| BLACK EARTH STATE BANK | WI | 53515 | E |
| BORDER TRUST COMPANY | ME | 4330 | D |
| BRAMBLE SAVINGS BANK | OH | 45150 | E |
| BRICKWELL COMMUNITY BANK | MN | 55125 | E |
| BRIGHTON BANK | TN | 38011 | E |
| BROOKHAVEN BANK | GA | 30329 | D |
| BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK | IA | 52728 | D |
| CALDWELL STATE BANK IN CALDWELL, KANSAS, THE | KS | 67022 | D |
| CAMELBACK COMMUNITY BANK | AZ | 85016 | E |
| CANTON STATE BANK | MO | 63435 | D |
| CANTON STATE BANK | MN | 55922 | E |
| CAROLINA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | SC | 29407 | E |
| CARSON RIVER COMMUNITY BANK | NV | 89704 | E |
| CASTLE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | CT | 6451 | D |
| CATTLEMAN'S NATIONAL BANK | TX | 78663 | D |
| CBC BANK | MO | 63334 | D |
| CENTRAL ARIZONA BANK | AZ | 85222 | E |
| CENTURY BANK OF FLORIDA | FL | 33612 | D |
| CHAMPION BANK | CO | 80134 | E |
| CITIZENS BANK | GA | 31728 | D |
| CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO | IL | 60646 | E |
| CITIZENS BANK OF COCHRAN, THE | GA | 31014 | D |
| CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK | NJ | 7450 | E |
| CITIZENS FIRST STATE BANK OF WALNUT | IL | 61376 | E |
| CITIZENS STATE BANK | WI | 54727 | D |
| CITIZENS STATE BANK | GA | 31548 | D |
| CITIZENS STATE BANK | IA | 52172 | E |
| CITIZENS STATE BANK OF KELLIHER | MN | 56650 | D |
| CITIZENS STATE BANK OF LANKIN | ND | 58250 | D |
| CITIZENS STATE BANK OF POMONA, THE | KS | 66076 | E |
| CITIZENS STATE BANK OF SHIPMAN | IL | 62685 | D |
| CITY STATE BANK | IA | 52214 | E |
| CLEAR CREEK NATIONAL BANK | CO | 80444 | D |
| COLONIAL AMERICAN BANK | PA | 19044 | D |
| COLUMBIA S & LA | WI | 53205 | D |
| COLUMBIA SAVINGS BANK, THE | OH | 45220 | E |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY BANK | GA | 31909 | D |
| COMMERCE BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | FL | 33919 | E |
| COMMODORE BANK | OH | 43783 | D |
| COMMUNITY BANK - MISSOULA, INC. | MT | 59807 | D |
| COMMUNITY BANK & TRUST-ALABAMA | AL | 36089 | D |
| COMMUNITY BANK OF CAPE CORAL | FL | 33991 | E |
| COMMUNITY BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE, THE | TN | 37716 | E |
| COMMUNITY BANK OF LEMONT | IL | 60439 | E |
| COMMUNITY BANK OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN | WI | 54868 | D |
| COMMUNITY BANK OF ROCKMART | GA | 30153 | D |
| COMMUNITY BANK OF THE BAY | CA | 94612 | E |
| COMMUNITY BANK OF THE OZARKS | MO | 65079 | D |
| COMMUNITY BANK PLYMOUTH | MN | 55447 | E |
| COMMUNITY BANK, AUSTIN | MN | 55912 | E |
| COMMUNITY BANK, DESTIN | FL | 32550 | D |
| COMMUNITY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | AL | 39452 | D |
| COMMUNITY BUSINESS BANK | WI | 53583 | D |
| COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | NY | 11421 | D |
| COMMUNITY FIRST BANK | WI | 54473 | D |
| COMMUNITY FIRST BANK - CHICAGO | IL | 60645 | E |
| COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK | MN | 55014 | E |
| COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK AT BARTOW | FL | 33830 | E |
| COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK OF SARASOTA COUNTY | FL | 34292 | E |
| COMMUNITY PRIDE BANK | MN | 55040 | D |
| COMMUNITY STATE BANK | TX | 78750 | D |
| COMMUNITYS BANK, THE | CT | 6610 | D |
| CONCORDIA BANK | MO | 64020 | D |
| CONSOLIDATED BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | VA | 23219 | E |
| CONWAY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | KS | 67031 | D |
| CORONADO FIRST BANK | CA | 92118 | D |
| CORTEZ COMMUNITY BANK | FL | 34601 | E |
| COVENANT BANK | IL | 60624 | E |
| CROYDON SAVINGS BANK | PA | 19020 | E |
| CURRIE STATE BANK | MN | 56123 | E |
| DAVISON STATE BANK | MI | 48423 | D |
| DE WITT STATE BANK | NE | 68341 | D |
| DENVER SAVINGS BANK | IA | 50622 | D |
| DESERT COMMUNITY BANK | NV | 89121 | E |
| DESOTO COUNTY BANK | MS | 38637 | D |
| DNB NATIONAL BANK | SD | 57226 | D |
| DRAKE BANK | MN | 55107 | D |
| DUPAGE NATIONAL BANK | IL | 60185 | E |
| DUPONT STATE BANK | IN | 47231 | D |
| DUTTON STATE BANK | MT | 59433 | D |
| EAGLE COMMUNITY BANK | MN | 55369 | E |
| EAGLE SAVINGS BANK | OH | 45248 | D |
| EAST COAST COMMUNITY BANK | FL | 32174 | D |
| EASTBANK | MN | 55414 | D |
| EASTSIDE COMMERCIAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | WA | 98008 | E |
| ECLIPSE BANK, INC. | KY | 40207 | E |
| EDGEBROOK BANK | IL | 60646 | E |
| ELGIN STATE BANK | IA | 52141 | D |
| ELIZABETH STATE BANK, THE | IL | 61028 | E |
| ELKHART COMMUNITY BANK | IN | 46516 | E |
| EMBASSY NATIONAL BANK | GA | 30043 | D |
| EMERALD BANK | OH | 43017 | E |
| EUROBANK | FL | 33431 | E |
| EVERGREEN NATIONAL BANK | CO | 80439 | D |
| EXCHANGE BANK, THE | OK | 74070 | E |
| EXCHANGE STATE BANK | IA | 50002 | D |
| EXCHANGE STATE BANK | IL | 61046 | D |
| FAMILY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | IL | 60465 | E |
| FAMILY FEDERAL SAVINGS OF ILLINOIS | IL | 60804 | E |
| FARMERS BANK | NE | 68527 | E |
| FARMERS BANK OF GREEN CITY | MO | 63545 | D |
| FARMERS BANK, THE | GA | 31029 | D |
| FARMERS STATE BANK | IA | 50277 | D |
| FARMERS STATE BANK | SD | 57626 | E |
| FARMERS STATE BANK | GA | 31815 | E |
| FARMERS STATE BANK OF WEST CONCORD | MN | 55985 | D |
| FARMERS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK | IA | 51530 | D |
| FEDERATED BANK | IL | 60955 | D |
| FELTON BANK, THE | DE | 19943 | E |
| FIDELITY S & LA OF BUCKS CO | PA | 19007 | D |
| FIRST ADVANTAGE BANK | MN | 55433 | D |
| FIRST AMERICAN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | WI | 54016 | D |
| FIRST AVENUE NATIONAL BANK | FL | 34474 | D |
| FIRST BANK | WI | 54660 | D |
| FIRST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | NE | 68959 | D |
| FIRST BANK OF JACKSONVILLE | FL | 32223 | E |
| FIRST BANK OF KANSAS CITY | MO | 64111 | E |
| FIRST BANK OF THE LAKE | MO | 65065 | D |
| FIRST BANK OF THE PALM BEACHES | FL | 33401 | D |
| FIRST BANK OF WHITE | SD | 57276 | D |
| FIRST BANKCENTRE | OK | 74012 | E |
| FIRST CAPITAL BANK | FL | 32446 | D |
| FIRST CAPITAL BANK | SC | 29512 | D |
| FIRST CENTURY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | GA | 30501 | D |
| FIRST CITIZENS BANK OF POLSON, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | MT | 59860 | E |
| FIRST COMMUNITY BANK | IA | 51652 | D |
| FIRST COMMUNITY BANK OF THE OZARKS | MO | 65616 | D |
| FIRST COMMUNITY BANK, LEWIS COUNTY | KY | 41179 | D |
| FIRST EAST SIDE SAVINGS BANK | FL | 33351 | E |
| FIRST FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK OF GRAND MEADOW | MN | 55936 | D |
| FIRST FS & LA OF PEKIN | IL | 61554 | D |
| FIRST INDEPENDENT BANK | MO | 65605 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK | MN | 56621 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. IN LARNED | KS | 67550 | E |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST | WI | 54812 | E |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN PAWHUSKA | OK | 74056 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN WADENA, THE | MN | 56482 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN WELLINGTON, THE | KS | 67152 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BUHL, THE | MN | 55713 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FARRAGUT, THE | IA | 51601 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GILMAN, THE | IL | 60938 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LACON | IL | 61540 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OKAWVILLE, THE | IL | 62271 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE LAKES | MN | 55392 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE MID-CITIES | TX | 76021 | D |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WAYNE | NE | 68787 | D |
| FIRST RESOURCE BANK | MN | 55378 | E |
| FIRST SECURITY BANK | MN | 55920 | D |
| FIRST SECURITY STATE BANK | IA | 50707 | D |
| FIRST STATE BANK | OK | 74464 | D |
| FIRST STATE BANK | VA | 24541 | E |
| FIRST STATE BANK | SD | 57279 | E |
| FIRST STATE BANK OF BLOOMINGTON | IL | 61704 | E |
| FIRST STATE BANK OF BURLINGAME, THE | KS | 66413 | E |
| FIRST STATE BANK OF CANDO | ND | 58324 | D |
| FIRST STATE BANK OF HEALY, THE | KS | 67850 | D |
| FIRST STATE BANK OF KIESTER | MN | 56051 | D |
| FIRST STATE BANK OF SWANVILLE | MN | 56382 | D |
| FIRST STATE BANK OF WINCHESTER, ILLINOIS, THE | IL | 62694 | E |
| FIRST TRUST & SAVINGS BANK | IA | 52241 | E |
| FIRST TUSKEGEE BANK | AL | 36083 | E |
| FIRST VIETNAMESE AMERICAN BANK | CA | 92683 | E |
| FIRST WESTERN BANK & TRUST | MN | 55344 | D |
| FLAGSHIP BANK WINSTED | MN | 55395 | D |
| FLINT RIVER NATIONAL BANK | GA | 31730 | D |
| FMB BANK | MO | 63390 | D |
| FORREST CITY BANK, N.A. | AR | 72335 | D |
| FOUR COUNTY BANK, THE | GA | 31003 | D |
| FREEDOM BANK | MT | 59912 | D |
| FREEDOM BANK OF AMERICA | FL | 33701 | D |
| FREEDOM NATIONAL BANK | RI | 2828 | D |
| FREEDOM SECURITY BANK | IA | 52241 | D |
| GARDEN CITY BANK | MO | 64747 | E |
| GATEWAY BANK OF ST. LOUIS | MO | 63115 | E |
| GATEWAY COMMUNITY BANK | IL | 61073 | D |
| GEORGIA HERITAGE BANK | GA | 30132 | E |
| GOLD CANYON BANK | AZ | 85218 | D |
| GOLD COUNTRY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | CA | 95901 | E |
| GOLDEN COAST BANK | CA | 90813 | D |
| GOLDEN FIRST BANK | NY | 11021 | D |
| GORDON BANK, THE | GA | 31031 | E |
| GOSHEN COMMUNITY BANK | IN | 46526 | D |
| GRAND TIMBER BANK | MN | 55760 | E |
| GRANVILLE NATIONAL BANK, THE | IL | 61326 | E |
| GREAT EASTERN BANK OF FLORIDA | FL | 33166 | E |
| GREAT NORTHERN BANK | MN | 55376 | D |
| GUNNISON VALLEY BANK | UT | 84634 | E |
| HARBOURSIDE COMMUNITY BANK | SC | 29928 | E |
| HARWOOD STATE BANK | ND | 58042 | D |
| HEARTLAND COMMUNITY BANK | NE | 68317 | D |
| HERITAGE BANK | IA | 52302 | D |
| HERITAGE BANK | KS | 66614 | E |
| HERITAGE FIRST BANK | AL | 36561 | D |
| HERITAGE FIRST BANK | GA | 30161 | E |
| HIAWATHA NATIONAL BANK | WI | 54014 | D |
| HIGH DESERT BANK | OR | 97702 | D |
| HIGH DESERT STATE BANK | NM | 87122 | E |
| HIGH PLAINS BANK | CO | 80815 | D |
| HOLLADAY BANK AND TRUST | UT | 84117 | E |
| HOME FEDERAL BANK OF HOLLYWOOD | FL | 33009 | E |
| HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | MI | 48202 | E |
| HOME FS&LA OF NEBRASKA | NE | 68850 | D |
| HOME SAVINGS BANK | MO | 65102 | D |
| HOMEBANK OF ARKANSAS | AR | 71663 | D |
| HOMETOWN NATIONAL BANK | WA | 98632 | E |
| HORIZON BANK | MN | 55063 | E |
| HYPERION BANK | PA | 19123 | D |
| IDAHO FIRST BANK | ID | 83638 | E |
| IDEAL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | MD | 21217 | E |
| IMPERIAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION | VA | 24114 | E |
| INDEPENDENCE STATE BANK | WI | 54747 | D |
| INDEPENDENT BANK OF TEXAS | TX | 75038 | D |
| INVESTORS NATIONAL BANK | MO | 64601 | D |
| JENNINGS STATE BANK | MN | 55974 | E |
| JOHN WARNER BANK, THE | IL | 61727 | E |
| KALAMAZOO COUNTY STATE BANK | MI | 49087 | D |
| KEY WEST BANK | FL | 33040 | E |
| KINDERHOOK STATE BANK | IL | 62345 | D |
| LADYSMITH FS & LA | WI | 54848 | D |
| LAKE CITY FEDERAL BANK | MN | 55041 | E |
| LAKE COUNTRY COMMUNITY BANK | MN | 55052 | E |
| LAKESIDE COMMUNITY BANK | MI | 48313 | E |
| LAKEVIEW BANK | MN | 55044 | D |
| LANDMARK COMMUNITY BANK | TN | 38017 | E |
| LENA STATE BANK | IL | 61048 | D |
| LIBERTAD BANK, SSB | TX | 78741 | D |
| LIBERTY BANK, INC. | UT | 84102 | D |
| LIBERTY FIRST BANK | GA | 30655 | D |
| LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, FSB | IN | 46394 | D |
| LIGHTHOUSE BANK | CA | 95060 | D |
| LITTLE HORN STATE BANK | MT | 59034 | E |
| LONE SUMMIT BANK | MO | 64086 | D |
| LOWELL CO-OPERATIVE BANK | MA | 1852 | D |
| MAPLE BANK | MN | 55316 | D |
| MARQUETTE FARMERS STATE BANK OF MARQUETTE KANSAS | KS | 67464 | D |
| MARSHALL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | MN | 56728 | E |
| MCCLAVE STATE BANK | CO | 81057 | D |
| MCVILLE STATE BANK | ND | 58254 | E |
| METROPACIFIC BANK | CA | 92612 | E |
| METROPOLITAN CAPITAL BANK | IL | 60611 | D |
| MILLBURY NATIONAL BANK | MA | 1527 | D |
| MILTON SAVINGS BANK | WI | 53563 | D |
| MISSION BANK | AZ | 86401 | D |
| MOREBANK | PA | 19126 | D |
| MOTHER LODE BANK | CA | 95370 | D |
| NATIONAL BANK OF HARVEY, THE | ND | 58341 | D |
| NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | FL | 33980 | D |
| NATURE COAST BANK | FL | 34429 | D |
| NECEDAH BANK, THE | WI | 54646 | E |
| NEVADA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | NV | 89008 | D |
| NEVADA NATIONAL BANK | NV | 89146 | D |
| NEW MARKET BANK | MN | 55054 | D |
| NEW REPUBLIC SAVINGS BANK | NC | 27870 | D |
| NORTH MILWAUKEE STATE BANK | WI | 53216 | D |
| NORTHERN STAR BANK | MN | 56001 | E |
| NORTHLAND NATIONAL BANK | MO | 64118 | E |
| OHANA PACIFIC BANK | HI | 96814 | D |
| OLD DOMINION NATIONAL BANK | VA | 22959 | D |
| OLMSTED NATIONAL BANK | MN | 55901 | D |
| OSB COMMUNITY BANK | MI | 49230 | D |
| PACIFIC WEST BANK | OR | 97068 | D |
| PARAGON BANK | MN | 56097 | D |
| PARIS NATIONAL BANK, THE | MO | 65275 | D |
| PARK STATE BANK | MN | 55808 | D |
| PARTNERS BANK | FL | 34105 | E |
| PATASKALA BANKING COMPANY, THE | OH | 43062 | D |
| PEABODY STATE BANK | KS | 66866 | D |
| PEOPLES BANK | TX | 76034 | D |
| PEOPLES BANK | KY | 40033 | D |
| PEOPLE'S BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CLINTON COUNTY | KY | 42602 | D |
| PEOPLES BANK OF ALTENBURG | MO | 63732 | D |
| PEOPLES COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK | GA | 30110 | E |
| PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK | IA | 50171 | D |
| PEOPLES STATE BANK | GA | 31044 | E |
| PEOPLES STATE BANK OF MADISON LAKE | MN | 56063 | D |
| PINE ISLAND BANK | MN | 55963 | D |
| PLAZA BANK | WA | 98101 | D |
| PLAZA BANK | CA | 92612 | E |
| PLEASANT HILL BANK, THE | MO | 64080 | D |
| PLUS INTERNATIONAL BANK | FL | 33131 | E |
| POINT LOMA COMMUNITY BANK | CA | 92106 | D |
| PREFERRED BANK | IL | 62420 | E |
| PREMIER BANK | CO | 80202 | E |
| PRIME SECURITY BANK | MN | 56732 | E |
| PROVIDENCE BANK | FL | 33880 | D |
| PUTNAM 1ST MERCANTILE BANK | TN | 38501 | E |
| QUALITY BANK | ND | 58031 | D |
| RCSBANK | MO | 63459 | E |
| RELIANZBANK | KS | 67205 | D |
| RIPLEY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | OH | 45167 | E |
| RIVER COMMUNITY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | VA | 24112 | E |
| RIVERLAND BANK | MN | 55352 | E |
| ROCK RIVER BANK OF OREGON | IL | 61061 | E |
| ROCKHOLD, BROWN & COMPANY BANK, THE | OH | 45612 | D |
| ROSEMOUNT NATIONAL BANK | MN | 55068 | E |
| SABAL PALM BANK | FL | 34232 | D |
| SAIGON NATIONAL BANK | CA | 92683 | D |
| SAINT STEPHEN STATE BANK | MN | 56375 | E |
| SALT LICK DEPOSIT BANK, THE | KY | 40360 | D |
| SANDHILLS BANK | SC | 29582 | E |
| SAVANNA-THOMSON STATE BANK | IL | 61285 | D |
| SECURITY BANK OF PULASKI COUNTY | MO | 65583 | E |
| SECURITY FIRST BANK | WY | 82001 | D |
| SECURITY STATE BANK OF LEWISTON | MN | 55952 | D |
| SENECA NATIONAL BANK | SC | 29678 | D |
| SIERRA VISTA BANK | CA | 95630 | D |
| SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY BANK | SC | 29201 | D |
| SOUTHERN BANK | GA | 30456 | D |
| SOUTHERN BANK & TRUST | GA | 30523 | D |
| SOUTHERN BANK OF COMMERCE | AR | 72450 | E |
| SOUTHERN COLORADO NATIONAL BANK | CO | 81008 | E |
| SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANK OF MARSHFIELD | MO | 65706 | D |
| SOUTHSHORE COMMUNITY BANK | FL | 33572 | D |
| SSBBANK | MI | 49285 | D |
| ST. MARYS STATE BANK, THE | KS | 66536 | D |
| STANDING STONE NATIONAL BANK | OH | 43130 | D |
| STATE BANK & TRUST OF KENMARE | ND | 58746 | D |
| STATE BANK IN EDEN VALLEY | MN | 55329 | D |
| STATE BANK OF AURORA | MN | 55705 | E |
| STATE BANK OF BLUE RAPIDS | KS | 66411 | D |
| STATE BANK OF BURRTON | KS | 67020 | D |
| STATE BANK OF COKATO | MN | 55321 | E |
| STATE BANK OF HAMBURG | MN | 55339 | D |
| STATE BANK OF LEBO, THE | KS | 66856 | E |
| STATE BANK OF NAUVOO | IL | 62354 | D |
| STATE BANK OF ODELL | NE | 68415 | E |
| STATE BANK OF PAW PAW, ILLINOIS | IL | 61353 | D |
| STATE BANK OF PEARL CITY, THE | IL | 61062 | D |
| STATE EXCHANGE BANK, THE | KS | 66956 | D |
| SUMMIT BANK & TRUST | CO | 80027 | D |
| SUMMIT BANK OF KANSAS CITY | MO | 64086 | D |
| SUNBANK, N.A. | AZ | 85016 | D |
| SUNRISE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE | NM | 87102 | E |
| SUNRISE BANK OF ATLANTA | GA | 30308 | E |
| SUNRISE BANK OF SAN DIEGO | CA | 92121 | D |
| SUNRISE COMMUNITY BANK | CA | 92260 | D |
| SUPERIOR BANK | MO | 63042 | D |
| SUPERIOR BANK | WI | 54880 | D |
| TABLE ROCK COMMUNITY BANK | MO | 65686 | D |
| TALBOT STATE BANK | GA | 30214 | D |
| TATTNALL BANK, THE | GA | 30453 | E |
| TAYLORSVILLE SAVINGS BANK, SSB | NC | 28681 | D |
| TEXAS BRAND BANK | TX | 75042 | D |
| TEXAS ENTERPRISE BANK | TX | 77807 | D |
| TEXAS NATIONAL BANK | TX | 78570 | E |
| THE NEW FOUNDATION L & BC | OH | 45239 | D |
| THUNDER BANK | KS | 67481 | D |
| TIOGA-FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK | PA | 19125 | D |
| TOWANDA STATE BANK | KS | 67144 | D |
| TOWN & COUNTRY BANK OF MISSOURI | MO | 63448 | D |
| TOWN AND COUNTRY BANK | WI | 53094 | D |
| TOWN CENTER BANK | TX | 75019 | E |
| TOWN COMMUNITY BANK AND TRUST | IL | 60002 | E |
| TREASURE STATE BANK | MT | 59808 | D |
| TRI-COUNTY TRUST COMPANY | MO | 65254 | D |
| TRI-VALLEY BANK | CA | 94583 | E |
| TSB BANK | WI | 53048 | D |
| TWIN CITY BANK | WA | 98632 | D |
| UNION STATE BANK | KS | 66779 | D |
| UNITED BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | LA | 70112 | E |
| UNITED BANK OF PHILADELPHIA | PA | 19102 | D |
| UNITED MINNESOTA BANK | MN | 56273 | D |
| UNITED SOUTHWEST BANK | MN | 56229 | D |
| UNITED TRUST BANK | IL | 60455 | E |
| UNITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON | TX | 77004 | D |
| UPSTATE NATIONAL BANK, THE | NY | 13658 | E |
| UTAH COMMUNITY BANK | UT | 84094 | E |
| VALLEY CAPITAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | AZ | 85204 | E |
| VALLEY GREEN BANK | PA | 19119 | D |
| VANTAGESOUTH BANK | NC | 27215 | E |
| VILLAGE BANK | MO | 65804 | E |
| VISIONBANK | MN | 55416 | E |
| WASHINGTON BUSINESS BANK | WA | 98506 | E |
| WATERFORD VILLAGE BANK | NY | 14221 | E |
| WEST SIDE BANK AND TRUST | TX | 76102 | D |
| WESTERN DAKOTA BANK | SD | 57656 | D |
| WESTERN HERITAGE BANK | NM | 88005 | D |
| WINFIELD COMMUNITY BANK | IL | 60190 | D |
| WRAY STATE BANK | CO | 80758 | D |
| YUMA COMMUNITY BANK | AZ | 85364 | D |
Disclaimer: My small community bank is not listed with BankRate.com. Last year, when I went to my bank to withdraw a large amount (over $10,000) to make a purchase with cash, the bank told me it would take a day for them to get the money. These days I only keep enough in there to pay the bills.
Read more of my articles related to the FDIC by clicking here.
Source: BankRate.com. Note BankRate's "A" = 5 stars and its "E" = 1 star. Another watch list compiled by Weiss Research, Inc. can be found here.
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21 comments:
This is good work. I am curious if you took it to the next step so money could be made shorting these. I have lost my ass in the SKF. I should have shorted individual weak banks. So many banks have gone out of business and the SKF just goes down. Do you know which of these are publicly traded? I have started to do the work but have yet to find a publicly traded bank based on your list.
Thank you, Lawrence.
To answer your first question, No. I have neither short nor long positions in the market these days, though I agree that there is much money to be made on the downside.
Having lost a substantial amount of money during the dot com bubble burst, I learned to sell when I started to feel like dancing. I sold EVERYTHING when the DOW hit 14,000 and haven't looked back.
As to your second question (which banks are publicly traded) I suggest you start with this list, follow the regional bank links then delve into the savings and loans. Hope this helps.
Thanks for reading and good luck.
The link you provided is really good. Thanks. When I looked at your original list of D and E rated banks from Bankrate, I pulled up about 50 of them in yahoo and unfortunately none seemed to be publicly traded. I am sure there are a few, but instead I am going to work from the publicly traded links you provided.
My question is that when I pull up bankrate.com and try to get the ratings of the publicly listed banks, (this is the link I use) http://www.bankrate.com/rates/safe-sound/bank-ratings-search.aspx I get star ratings rather then letters. Did you use something different? What specifically did you use on bankrate if its not the link above. Let me know.... I really appreciate your help. I think there is a lot of money to be made in more banks collapsing. I have had this thesis for a long time but have played it wrong. This should work out much better. There was a brokerage report where in 2010 40% of prime mortgages will be under water, this will kill banks. My mortgage is almost under water and I am prime, in NJ, and put down 20%. If you do any more work on this let me know.... lrosof@gmail.com. If you send me email, I will share what I do... Thanks for your help!
Hi Lawrence,
I used http://www.bankrate.com/rates/safe-sound/bank-ratings-search.aspx to get the BankRate.com data and converted the 5 star ratings to "A", the 4 star to "B", the 3 star to "C", the two star to "D" and the one star ratings to "E" myself.
I agree that working from the Yahoo Finance data backwards is a good plan.
In addition to your information about more home mortgages being under water in the future, keep in mind that the commercial real estate bubble has yet to burst, as well the credit card bubble. You may also be surprised to know that the TARP money was not spent to remove the bad mortgage debt from the bank's books. See my story titled Obama lied. People died. Click here to see all of my articles about the FDIC.
This economic meltdown is far from over. In fact, it's just beginning. Save as much money as you can. Invest it in food, water, a good AR-15, a good .45 and ammo, ammo, ammo. You're gonna need them.
Feel free to write to me at info@covertress.com.
Best of Luck,
covertress
On August 21, 2009, Guaranty Bank, (CERT #32618) Austin, TX, was closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: Guaranty Bank (www.fdic.gov).
On August 21, 2009, CapitalSouth Bank, (CERT #22130) Birmingham, AL, was closed by the Alabama State Banking Department. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: CapitalSouth Bank (www.fdic.gov).
On August 21, 2009, First Coweta Bank, (CERT #57702) Newnan, GA, was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: First Coweta Bank (www.fdic.gov).
All bank closings will be posted here until further notice. - c
Guaranty Bank became the second-largest U.S. bank to fail this year after the Texas lender was shut down by regulators and most of its operations sold at a loss of billions of dollars for the U.S. government to a major Spanish bank.
The FDIC also announced Friday the closures of Internet-based ebank, located in Atlanta, with $143 million in assets and $130 million in deposits; First Coweta, based in Newnan, Ga., with $167 million in assets and $155 million in deposits; and CapitalSouth Bank, based in Birmingham, Ala., with $617 million in assets and $546 million in deposits.
Those failures are expected to cost the insurance fund an estimated $63 million for ebank, $48 million for First Coweta and $151 million for CapitalSouth Bank.
Source
Agency that insures bank deposits may need help
Hammered by bank failures, FDIC may need to draw cash from banks or government
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. added 111 lenders to its list of “problem banks” in the second quarter, a 36 percent increase that pushed the group to a 15-year high.
On August 28, 2009, Mainstreet Bank, (CERT #1909) Forest Lake, MN, was closed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: Mainstreet Bank (www.fdic.gov).
On August 28, 2009, Affinity Bank, (CERT #27197) Ventura, CA, was closed by the California Department of Financial Institutions. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: Affinity Bank (www.fdic.gov).
Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Arizona, pushing to 89 the number of banks that have failed this year under the weight of the soured economy and rising loan defaults.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over First Bank of Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Mo., with $16 million in assets and $15 million in deposits and shut down Sioux City, Iowa-based Vantus Bank with $458 million in assets and $368 million in deposits.
The FDIC seized two banks in Illinois; Oak Forest-based InBank, with $212 million in assets and $199 million in deposits and Platinum Community Bank in Rolling Meadows, which had $346 million in assets and $305 million in deposits.
First State Bank in Flagstaff, Ariz. was also shuttered by the FDIC. The bank had $105 million in assets and deposits totaling $95 million.
The failure of First Bank of Kansas City is expected to cost the FDIC's deposit insurance fund an estimated $6 million. InBank's failure will cost the insurance fund $66 million, while Vantus Bank's failure will cost the fund $168 million. Platinum Community Bank's failure will cost the fund about $114 million. First State Bank's collapse will cost the FDIC's insurance fund $47 million. -- source
On September 11, 2009, Corus Bank, N.A., (CERT #13693) Chicago, IL, was closed by the Office of the Comptroller or the Currency. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: Corus Bank, N.A. (www.fdic.gov).
On September 11, 2009, Brickwell Community Bank, (CERT #57736) Woodbury, MN, was closed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: Brickwell Community Bank (www.fdic.gov).
On September 11, 2009, Venture Bank, (CERT #22868) Lacey, WA, was closed by the Washington Department of Financial Institutions. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: Venture Bank (www.fdic.gov).
Regulators shut down two banking units of Irwin Financial Corp. Friday, marking the 93rd and 94th failures this year of federally insured banks.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was appointed receiver of Louisville, Ky.-based Irwin Union Bank FSB and Columbus, Ind.-based Irwin Union Bank and Trust Co.
As of Aug. 31, Irwin Bank FSB had $493 million in assets and $441 million in deposits, while Irwin Union Bank and Trust had $2.7 billion in assets and $2.1 billion in deposits.
The FDIC said Friday both bank's deposits will be assumed by First Financial Bank in Hamilton, Ohio.
The FDIC estimates the failure of the two banks will cost its insurance fund about $850 million. -- source
On September 25, 2009, Georgian Bank, (CERT #57151) Atlanta, GA, was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. All deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to the acquiring institution; for further information, please visit the FDIC web site: Georgian Bank (www.fdic.gov).
The cost of the failure to FDIC's deposit-insurance fund is $892 million. -- story
Jim Sinclair: "Apparently this closing was not covered on the FDIC website.
"The inviting conclusion is that as other agencies close down financial institutions, that institution will migrate to the FDIC. It seems that FDIC statistics of closure might not apply in such a situation if the FDIC did not affect the closure, only the cost of the closure. We shall see."
Venture Bank Closed
Banking regulators seized small banks in Michigan, Minnesota and Colorado, bringing to 98 the number of U.S. banks that have failed so far this year.
The family-owned Jennings State Bank of Spring Grove, Minn., had assets of $56.3 million and deposits of $52.4 million as of July 31, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Warren, Mich.-based Warren Bank had assets of $538 million and deposits of about $501 million as of July 31, according to the FDIC.
The FDIC said the two bank failures are expected to cost the agency's deposit-insurance fund about $293.3 million.
Southern Colorado National Bank of Pueblo, Colo., had assets of $39.5 million and deposits of $31.9 million. Legacy Bank of Wiley, Colo., got Southern Colorado National's two branches, all of its deposits and assets. FDIC and Legacy Bank agreed to share losses on $25.5 mil in assets.
-- Wall Street Journal
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