Data / Bank failures / 2010 / Earthstar Bank
Earthstar Bank, Southampton, PA: failed December 10, 2010
Earthstar Bank in Southampton, Pennsylvania, failed on December 10, 2010. Polonia Bank of Huntingdon Valley, PA, took over its deposits. It held $112.6 million in assets and $104.5 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $22.5 million (20% of its assets). By assets it was the 114th largest of 157 banks closed or assisted in 2010.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 10, 2010
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Polonia Bank, Huntingdon Valley, PA
- Total assets
- $112,643,000
- Total deposits
- $104,505,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $22,494,611 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 35561
Other bank failures in Pennsylvania, 2008 to 2012
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Bank | Berwyn | October 26, 2012 | $444.7 million | $395.2 million | $85.4 million | |
| American Eagle Savings Bank | Boothwyn | January 20, 2012 | $19.3 million | $17.5 million | $4.7 million | Capital Bank, National Association |
| Public Savings Bank | Huntingdon Valley | August 18, 2011 | $46.8 million | $45.8 million | $15.8 million | Capital Bank, National Association |
| Allegiance Bank of North America | Bala Cynwyd | November 19, 2010 | $106.6 million | $92 million | $12.7 million | Vist Bank |
| Dwelling House Savings and Loan | Pittsburgh | August 14, 2009 | $12.9 million | $13 million | $8.4 million | PNC Bank, National Association |
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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.