Bank Failure
Ameribank, Inc.
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Closed September 19, 2008 · Northfork, WV · FDIC Cert #6782.
- Closing date
- September 19, 2008
- Headquarters
- Northfork, WV
- FDIC Certificate
- 6782
- Total assets at closing
- $104.0M
- Total deposits at closing
- $100.9M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $38.3M
- Insurance fund
- Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- The Citizens Savings Bank
Context
On September 19, 2008, regulators closed Ameribank, Inc., headquartered in Northfork, WV. At closing, the institution held approximately $104.0M in assets and $100.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names The Citizens Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) was approximately $38.3M.
By assets at closing this is the 1177th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 20th of 25 in 2008. It falls in the period the record labels Global Financial Crisis (2008-2013), a period with 489 failures peaking at 157 in 2010.
Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.
Common questions
When did Ameribank, Inc. fail?
Ameribank, Inc. was closed by regulators on September 19, 2008.
Who acquired Ameribank, Inc.?
The FDIC record names The Citizens Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Ameribank, Inc.
How big was Ameribank, Inc. when it failed?
Ameribank, Inc. had approximately $104.0M in total assets and $100.9M in deposits at the time of failure.
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