Regulators close 5 banks in 4 states

WASHINGTON (AP) - April 30, 2012

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday that it shuttered Bank of Eastern Shore, in Cambridge, Md., as well as HarVest Bank of Maryland, in Gaithersburg.

Regulators also closed Inter Savings Bank in Maple Grove, Minn., Plantation Federal Bank in Pawleys Island, S.C., and Palm Desert National Bank in Palm Desert, Calif.

Combined, the closed banks had $1.42 billion in assets and $1.34 billion in deposits as of Dec. 31.

The FDIC estimates that the banks' failure will cost the insurance fund $272.6 million, combined

Copyright © 2024 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.