banking

2012 list of failed banks

This list shows the U.S. banks that have failed this year, and is updated weekly.

Most of the banks are acquired, and the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund, or DIF, which backs up the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s promise to reimburse customers, is shown in the right column.

Check your own bank's safety using Bankrate's Safe & Sound bank ratings.

These are the U.S. banks that failed in 2011.

2012 list of failed banks
Failed banks	Date closed	Estimated cost to DIF ($millions)
Alabama Trust Bank, National Association, Sylacuaga, AL	5/18/2012	8.9
Security Bank, National Association, North Lauderdale, FL	5/4/2012	10.8
Palm Desert National Bank, Palm Desert, CA	4/27/2012	20.1
Plantation Federal Bank, Pawleys Island, SC	4/27/2012	76.0
Inter Savings Bank, Maple Grove, MN	4/27/2012	117.5
HarVest Bank of Maryland, Gaithersburg, MD	4/27/2012	17.2
Bank of the Eastern Shore, Cambridge, MD	4/27/2012	41.8
Fort Lee Federal Saving Bank, FSB, Fort Lee, NJ	4/20/2012	14.0
Fidelity Bank, Dearborn, MI	3/30/2012	92.8
International Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL	3/23/2012	64.1
Covenant Bank & Trust, Rock Spring, GA	3/23/2012	31.5
New City Bank, Chicago, IL	3/9/2012	17.4
Global Commerce Bank, Doraville, GA	3/2/2012	17.9
Home Savings of America, Little Falls, MN	2/24/2012	38.8
Central Bank of Georgia, Ellaville, GA	2/24/2012	67.5
Charter National Bank and Trust, IL	2/10/2012	17.4
SCB Bank, Shelbyville, IN	2/10/2012	33.9
BankEast, Knoxville, TN	1/27/2012	75.6
Patriot Bank Minnesota, Forest Lake, MN	1/27/2012	32.6
First Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL	1/27/2012	82.0
Tennessee Commerce Bank, Franklin, TN	1/27/2012	416.8
American Eagle Savings Bank, Boothwyn, PA	1/20/2012	3.2
The First State Bank, Stockbridge, GA	1/20/2012	216.2
Central Florida State Bank, Belleview, FL	1/20/2012	24.4