Archive for the ‘Failure’ Category

Patroit Bank of Georgia, 5th bankruptcy of quarter in Georgia

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

  • Patriot Bank of Georgia , a GA based bank, was closed down by the FDIC on 2-Sep-11. There have been 22 bank failures in the country so far in this quarter, and 5 in the state of GA.

  • Bankvega safety score (on a scale of 1 to 100) for this bank was 1 for the most recent quarter before its actual failure. Thus, this bank was ranked in the riskiest bucket among all commercial banks in the country.


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  • Over the past six quarters, the bank has experienced a remarkable detrioration in its safety ranking. As evident from this graph, the bank’s safety ranking experienced a considerable decline three quarters ago.


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  • Further analysis indicates that the the bank’s poor growth rate was a major contributor to its downfall.


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  • Post-failure Recovery: The bank’s post-failure asset value is estimated to be about 82.31% of its book value at the time of failure. Thus, the bank’s assets are expected to recover a significant portion of their pre-failure value in coming months.


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  • Further analysis indicates that the bank’s relatively large equity base is a key contributor to its higher than average recoveray rate.

The First National Bank of Olathe, first bankruptcy in Kansas

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

  • The First National Bank of Olathe , a KS based bank, was closed down by the FDIC on 12-Aug-11. There have been 16 bank failures in the country so far in this quarter, and 1 in the state of KS.

  • Bankvega safety score (on a scale of 1 to 100) for this bank was 1 for the most recent quarter before its actual failure. Thus, this bank was ranked in the riskiest bucket among all commercial banks in the country.


    ranking

  • As evident from this graph, the bank’s safety ranking experienced a considerable decline five quarters ago.


    comparative

  • Further analysis indicates that the bank’s poor earnings was a major contributor to its downfall.


    all

  • Post-failure Recovery: The bank’s post-failure asset value is estimated to be about 83.27% of its book value at the time of failure. Thus, the bank’s assets are expected to recover a significant portion of their pre-failure value in coming months.


    recovery

  • Further analysis indicates that the bank’s large cash balance is a key contributor to its higher than average recoveray rate.

Bank of Whitman: 3rd failure of year in state of Washington

Saturday, August 6th, 2011

  • Bank of Whitman , a WA based bank, was closed down by the FDIC on 5-Aug-11. There have been 37 bank failures in the country so far in this quarter, and 3 in the state of WA.

  • Bankvega safety score (on a scale of 1 to 100) for this bank was 2 for the most recent quarter before its actual failure. Thus, this bank was ranked as one of the riskiest ones among all commercial banks in the country.


    ranking

  • Over the past six quarters, the bank’s safety ranking has detriorated considerablly. As evident from this graph, the bank’s safety ranking experienced a considerable decline six quarters ago.


    comparative

  • Further analysis indicates that the the bank’s poor growth rate was a major contributor to its downfall.


    all

  • Post-failure Recovery: The bank’s post-failure asset value is estimated to be about 80.61% of its book value at the time of failure. Thus, the bank’s assets are expected to recover a significant portion of their pre-failure value in coming months.


    recovery

  • Further analysis indicates that the bank’s large cash balance is a key contributor to its higher than average recoveray rate.

Bank of Shorewood: 3rd failure of year in state of Illinois

Saturday, August 6th, 2011

  • Bank of Shorewood , a IL based bank, was closed down by the FDIC on 5-Aug-11. There have been 37 bank failures in the country so far in this quarter, and 3 in the state of IL.

  • Bankvega safety score (on a scale of 1 to 100) for this bank was 4 for the most recent quarter before its actual failure. Thus, this bank was ranked as one of the riskiest ones among all commercial banks in the country.


    ranking

  • Over the past six quarters, the bank’s safety ranking has detriorated considerablly. As evident from this graph, the bank’s safety ranking experienced a considerable decline five quarters ago.


    comparative

  • Further analysis indicates that the the bank’s poor capital position was a major contributor to its failure.


    all

  • Post-failure Recovery: The bank’s post-failure asset value is estimated to be about 82.31% of its book value at the time of failure. Thus, the bank’s assets are expected to recover a significant portion of their pre-failure value in coming months.


    recovery

  • Further analysis indicates that the bank’s relatively large equity base is a key contributor to its higher than average recoveray rate.

Integra Bank National Association: 1st bankruptcy in state of Indiana for 2011

Monday, August 1st, 2011

  • Integra Bank National Association , a IN based bank, was closed down by the FDIC on 29-Jul-11. There have been 35 bank failures in the country so far in this quarter, and 1 in the state of IN.

  • Bankvega safety score (on a scale of 1 to 100) for this bank was 2 for the most recent quarter before its actual failure. Thus, this bank was ranked as one of the riskiest ones among all commercial banks in the country.


    ranking

  • Over the past six quarters, the bank’s safety ranking has detriorated considerablly. As evident from this graph, the bank’s safety ranking experienced a considerable decline during the past quarter.


    comparative

  • Further analysis indicates that the the bank’s poor capital position was a major contributor to its failure.


    all

  • Post-failure Recovery: The bank’s post-failure asset value is estimated to be about 80.61% of its book value at the time of failure. Thus, the bank’s assets are expected to recover a significant portion of their pre-failure value in coming months.


    recovery

  • Further analysis indicates that the bank’s large cash balance is a key contributor to its higher than average recoveray rate.