Data / Bank failures / 2011 / Bartow County Bank
Bartow County Bank, Cartersville, GA: failed April 15, 2011
Bartow County Bank in Cartersville, Georgia, failed on April 15, 2011. Hamilton State Bank of Hoschton, GA, took over its deposits. It held $314 million in assets and $290 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $83 million (26.4% of its assets). By assets it was the 29th largest of 92 banks closed or assisted in 2011.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- April 15, 2011
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Hamilton State Bank, Hoschton, GA
- Total assets
- $314,019,000
- Total deposits
- $290,005,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $83,036,626 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 21495
Other bank failures in Georgia, 2009 to 2013
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Bank | Valdosta | May 10, 2013 | $60.8 million | $57.8 million | $16 million | Synovus Bank |
| Douglas County Bank | Douglasville | April 26, 2013 | $317.3 million | $315.3 million | $89.6 million | Hamilton State Bank |
| Frontier Bank | Lagrange | March 8, 2013 | $258.8 million | $224.1 million | $73.4 million | Heritage Bank of the South |
| Hometown Communitybank | Braselton | November 16, 2012 | $124.6 million | $108.9 million | $39.7 million | Certusbank, National Association |
| Jasper Banking Company | Jasper | July 27, 2012 | $206.7 million | $204.2 million | $49.2 million | Stearns Bank National Association |
| Georgia Trust Bank | Buford | July 20, 2012 | $116.9 million | $114.7 million | $25.3 million | Community & Southern Bank |
| First Cherokee State Bank | Woodstock | July 20, 2012 | $209 million | $182.1 million | $36.2 million | Community & Southern Bank |
| Montgomery Bank & Trust | Ailey | July 6, 2012 | $153.2 million | $164.2 million | $65.8 million | Ameris Bank |
Other failed banks Hamilton State Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County Bank | Douglasville | GA | April 26, 2013 | $317.3 million | $315.3 million | $89.6 million | Hamilton State Bank |
| The First State Bank | Stockbridge | GA | January 20, 2012 | $516.8 million | $509.1 million | $192.1 million | Hamilton State Bank |
| McIntosh State Bank | Jackson | GA | June 17, 2011 | $339.9 million | $324.4 million | $75.4 million | Hamilton State Bank |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.