Data / Bank failures / 2009 / United Security Bank
United Security Bank, Sparta, GA: failed November 6, 2009
United Security Bank in Sparta, Georgia, failed on November 6, 2009. Ameris Bank of Moultrie, GA, took over its deposits. It held $153.6 million in assets and $149.6 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $60.9 million (39.6% of its assets). By assets it was the 106th largest of 148 banks closed or assisted in 2009.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- November 6, 2009
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Ameris Bank, Moultrie, GA
- Total assets
- $153,639,000
- Total deposits
- $149,616,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $60,895,161 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 22286
Other bank failures in Georgia, 2007 to 2011
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Bank of Rockmart | Rockmart | November 10, 2011 | $62.4 million | $55.9 million | $20.3 million | Century Bank of Georgia |
| Community Capital Bank | Jonesboro | October 21, 2011 | $165.3 million | $157.8 million | $65 million | State Bank and Trust Company |
| Decatur First Bank | Decatur | October 21, 2011 | $184.8 million | $172 million | $24.6 million | Fidelity Bank |
| Piedmont Community Bank | Gray | October 14, 2011 | $199 million | $178.8 million | $88.2 million | State Bank and Trust Company |
| Patriot Bank of Georgia | Cumming | September 2, 2011 | $150.8 million | $140.6 million | $54.2 million | Georgia Commerce Bank |
| Creekside Bank | Woodstock | September 2, 2011 | $102.3 million | $96.6 million | $33.8 million | Georgia Commerce Bank |
| First Southern National Bank | Statesboro | August 19, 2011 | $164.6 million | $159.7 million | $22.2 million | Heritage Bank of the South |
| One Georgia Bank | Atlanta | July 15, 2011 | $177.7 million | $158.1 million | $40.6 million | Ameris Bank |
Other failed banks Ameris Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Bank & Trust | Ailey | GA | July 6, 2012 | $153.2 million | $164.2 million | $65.8 million | Ameris Bank |
| Central Bank of Georgia | Ellaville | GA | February 24, 2012 | $278.9 million | $266.6 million | $51.8 million | Ameris Bank |
| One Georgia Bank | Atlanta | GA | July 15, 2011 | $177.7 million | $158.1 million | $40.6 million | Ameris Bank |
| High Trust Bank | Stockbridge | GA | July 15, 2011 | $180.3 million | $177.2 million | $70.8 million | Ameris Bank |
| Tifton Banking Company | Tifton | GA | November 12, 2010 | $143.7 million | $141.6 million | $21.4 million | Ameris Bank |
| Darby Bank & Trust Company | Vidalia | GA | November 12, 2010 | $654.7 million | $587.6 million | $125.9 million | Ameris Bank |
| First Bank of Jacksonville | Jacksonville | FL | October 22, 2010 | $73.9 million | $72.2 million | $14.3 million | Ameris Bank |
| Satilla Community Bank | Saint Marys | GA | May 14, 2010 | $135.7 million | $134 million | $36.3 million | Ameris 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.