Data / Bank failures / 2011 / First Choice Bank
First Choice Bank, Geneva, IL: failed August 19, 2011
First Choice Bank in Geneva, Illinois, failed on August 19, 2011. Inland Bank & Trust of Oak Brook, IL, took over its deposits. It held $141 million in assets and $137.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $34.1 million (24.2% of its assets). By assets it was the 64th largest of 92 banks closed or assisted in 2011.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- August 19, 2011
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Inland Bank & Trust, Oak Brook, IL
- Total assets
- $141,016,000
- Total deposits
- $137,215,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $34,064,199 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 57212
Other bank failures in Illinois, 2009 to 2013
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Bank | Chicago | February 15, 2013 | $58.4 million | $54.2 million | $19.6 million | Liberty Bank and Trust Company |
| Citizens First National Bank | Princeton | November 2, 2012 | $924 million | $869.4 million | $32.5 million | Heartland Bank and Trust Company |
| First United Bank | Crete | September 28, 2012 | $328.4 million | $316.9 million | $33.8 million | Old Plank Trail Community Bank, National Association |
| Waukegan Savings Bank | Waukegan | August 3, 2012 | $83.7 million | $73 million | $23.5 million | First Midwest Bank |
| Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago | Chicago | July 20, 2012 | $190.9 million | $171.6 million | $86.3 million | Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company |
| Farmers' and Traders' State Bank | Shabbona | June 8, 2012 | $43.1 million | $42.3 million | $10.2 million | First State Bank |
| Premier Bank | Wilmette | March 23, 2012 | $268.7 million | $199 million | $69.3 million | International Bank of Chicago |
| New City Bank | Chicago | March 9, 2012 | $71.2 million | $72.4 million | $13.2 million |
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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.