by Calculated Risk on 10/22/2010 09:21:00 PM

New oxymoron
First / Arizona / Savings
No / yes / not at all
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From the FDIC: FDIC Approves the Payout of the Insured Deposits of First Arizona Savings, A FSB, Scottsdale, Arizona

As of June 30, 2010, First Arizona Savings, A FSB had approximately $272.2 million in total assets and $198.8 million in total deposits. ... The FDIC estimates the cost of the failure to its Deposit Insurance Fund to be approximately $32.8 million. ... The last institution closed in the state was Towne Bank of Arizona, Mesa, on May 7, 2010.

No one wanted this one! That makes 7 today ...

by Calculated Risk on 10/22/2010 07:11:00 PM

Great gaping gullet
Federal feeding frenzy
Huge heartland heartburn
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From the FDIC: Seaway Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois, Assumes All of the Deposits of First Suburban National Bank, Maywood, Illinois

As of June 30, 2010, First Suburban National Bank had approximately $148.7 million in total assets and $140.0 million in total deposits ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $31.4 million. .... First Suburban National Bank is the 137th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the 16th in Illinois.

From the FDIC: Hillcrest Bank, National Association, Overland Park, Kansas, Assumes All of the Deposits of Hillcrest Bank, Overland Park, Kansas

As of June 30, 2010, Hillcrest Bank had approximately $1.65 billion in total assets and $1.54 billion in total deposits. ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $329.7 million. ... Hillcrest Bank is the 138th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the third in Kansas.

by Calculated Risk on 10/22/2010 06:27:00 PM

Swing stable door shut
Far too late for Barnsville now
Money's ridden off
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From the FDIC: United Bank, Zebulon, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of The First National Bank of Barnesville, Barnesville, Georgia

As of June 30, 2010, The First National Bank of Barnesville had approximately $131.4 million in total assets and $127.1 million in total deposits. ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $33.9 million. ... The First National Bank of Barnesville is the 136th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the 16th in Georgia.

Four down ...

by Calculated Risk on 10/22/2010 05:09:00 PM

Bright pyrite nuggets
Florida, Georgia failures
A phantom luster
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From the FDIC: Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of First Bank of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida

As of June 30, 2010, First Bank of Jacksonville had approximately $81.0 million in total assets and $77.3 million in total deposits. ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $16.2 million. ... First Bank of Jacksonville is the 133rd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the 26th in Florida.

From the FDIC: Bay Cities Bank, Tampa, Florida, Assumes All of the Deposits of Progress Bank of Florida, Tampa, Florida

As of June 30, 2010, Progress Bank of Florida had approximately $110.7 million in total assets and $101.3 million in total deposits. ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $25.0 million. ... Progress Bank of Florida is the 134th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the 27th in Florida.

From the FDIC: Morris Bank, Dublin, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of The Gordon Bank, Gordon, Georgia

As of June 30, 2010, The Gordon Bank had approximately $29.4 million in total assets and $26.7 million in total deposits. ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $9.0 million. ... The Gordon Bank is the 135th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the 15th in Georgia.

by Calculated Risk on 10/22/2010 04:07:00 PM

From the National Employment Law Project: 1.2 Million Workers Out in the Cold for the Holidays If Congress Fails to Renew Federal Jobless Benefits that Expire November 30th

A new analysis released by the National Employment Law Project today reveals that 1.2 million workers will be cut off of federal jobless benefits by year’s end if Congress fails to renew the federal emergency extensions that expire on November 30th.
...
Of the 1.2 million workers at risk of losing federal benefits, 387,000 are workers who were recently laid-off and are now receiving the six months (26 weeks) of regular state benefits. After exhausting state benefits, these workers would be left to fend for themselves in a job market with just one job opening for every five unemployed workers and an unemployment rate that has exceeded nine percent for 17 months in a row—with no federal unemployment assistance whatsoever.

This doesn't include the '99ers - the workers who have exhausted all available unemployment benefits.

by Calculated Risk on 10/22/2010 12:58:00 PM

I usually focus on Case-Shiller and Corelogic repeat sales house price indexes. Case-Shiller is the mostly widely followed, and the Federal Reserve uses Corelogic.

The Clear Capital index is also repeat sales, with a price-per-square-foot model, and is a rolling three months average that can be updated daily. I thought I'd pass along this alert today:

Clear Capital™ Reports Sudden and Dramatic Drop in U.S. Home Prices

“Clear Capital’s latest data through October 22 shows even more pronounced price declines than our most recent HDI market report released two weeks ago,” said Dr. Alex Villacorta, senior statistician, Clear Capital. “At the national level, home prices are clearly experiencing a dramatic drop from the tax credit-induced highs, effectively wiping out all of the gains obtained during the flurry of activity just preceding the tax credit expiration.”

This special Clear Capital Home Data Index (HDI) alert shows that national home prices have declined 5.9% in just two months and are now at the same level as in mid April 2010, two weeks prior to the expiration of the recent federal homebuyer tax credit. This significant drop in prices, in advance of the typical winter housing market slowdowns, paints an ominous picture that will likely show up in other home data indices in the coming months.

... if previous correlations between the Clear Capital and S&P/Case-Shiller indices continue as expected, the next two months will show a similar downward trend in S&P/Case Shiller numbers.

The most recent Case-Shiller numbers were for July (actually a three month average of May, June and July). The August numbers will be released next Tuesday (an average of June, July and August) - so there is a significant lag in the numbers.