by Calculated Risk on 3/05/2010 05:36:00 PM

Winter grips our land
Huddled masses cry "Relief!"
Cash burn warms bankers.
by Soylent Green is People
From the FDIC: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, North Carolina Assumes All of the Deposits of Sun American Bank, Boca Raton, Florida

Sun American Bank, Boca Raton, Florida, was closed today by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. ...

As of December 31, 2009, Sun American Bank had approximately $535.7 million in total assets and $443.5 million in total deposits. ...

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $103.8 million. ... Sun American Bank is the 23rd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fourth in Florida. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Marco Community Bank, Marco Island, on February 19, 2010.

It is Friday!