Data / Bank failures / 2017 / Guaranty Bank
Guaranty Bank, Milwaukee, WI: failed May 5, 2017
Guaranty Bank in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, failed on May 5, 2017. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Raleigh, NC, took over its deposits. It held $1.03 billion in assets and $1.00 billion in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $132 million (12.8% of its assets). By assets it was the 2nd largest of 8 banks closed or assisted in 2017.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 5, 2017
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, NC
- Total assets
- $1,031,900,000
- Total deposits
- $1,002,026,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $131,962,188 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings bank
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 30003
Other bank failures in Wisconsin, 2015 to 2019
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Milwaukee State Bank | Milwaukee | March 11, 2016 | $67.1 million | $61.5 million | $11.8 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
Other failed banks First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Bank | Santa Clara | CA | March 10, 2023 | $209.03 billion | $175.38 billion | $18.74 billion | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| Harvest Community Bank | Pennsville | NJ | January 13, 2017 | $124.2 million | $122.2 million | $22.2 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| First Cornerstone Bank | King of Prussia | PA | May 6, 2016 | $103.3 million | $101 million | $10.8 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| North Milwaukee State Bank | Milwaukee | WI | March 11, 2016 | $67.1 million | $61.5 million | $11.8 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| Capitol City Bank & Trust Company | Atlanta | GA | February 13, 2015 | $272.3 million | $262.7 million | $95.9 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| Colorado Capital Bank | Castle Rock | CO | July 8, 2011 | $665.8 million | $635.2 million | $254.9 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| First Regional Bank | Los Angeles | CA | January 29, 2010 | $2.08 billion | $1.66 billion | $224.1 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| Venture Bank | Lacey | WA | September 11, 2009 | $968.4 million | $917.7 million | $201.1 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
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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.