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US bank failures in 2012: 51 banks closed

51 banks failed in 2012, holding $11.62 billion in assets and $11.01 billion in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $2.38 billion. The largest: Tennessee Commerce Bank ($1.01 billion), Citizens First National Bank ($924 million), Fidelity Bank ($818.2 million). Most by state: GA 10, FL 8, IL 8, MO 4, MN 4.

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BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Community Bank of the OzarksSunriseMODecember 14, 2012$42.8 million$41.9 million$13.4 millionBank of Sullivan
Hometown CommunitybankBraseltonGANovember 16, 2012$124.6 million$108.9 million$39.7 millionCertusbank, National Association
Heritage Bank of FloridaLutzFLNovember 2, 2012$225.5 million$223.3 million$73.8 millionCentennial Bank
Citizens First National BankPrincetonILNovember 2, 2012$924 million$869.4 million$32.5 millionHeartland Bank and Trust Company
Nova BankBerwynPAOctober 26, 2012$444.7 million$395.2 million$85.4 million
Gulfsouth Private BankDestinFLOctober 19, 2012$139.4 million$131.6 million$40.3 millionSmartbank
First East Side Savings BankTamaracFLOctober 19, 2012$65.7 million$64.9 million$12.4 millionStearns Bank National Association
Excel BankSedaliaMOOctober 19, 2012$186.1 million$173.7 million$29.6 millionSimmons First National Bank
First United BankCreteILSeptember 28, 2012$328.4 million$316.9 million$33.8 millionOld Plank Trail Community Bank, National Association
Truman BankST. LouisMOSeptember 14, 2012$282.3 million$245.7 million$39.5 millionSimmons First National Bank
First Commercial BankBloomingtonMNSeptember 7, 2012$215.9 million$206.8 million$65.2 millionRepublic Bank & Trust Company
Waukegan Savings BankWaukeganILAugust 3, 2012$83.7 million$73 million$23.5 millionFirst Midwest Bank
Jasper Banking CompanyJasperGAJuly 27, 2012$206.7 million$204.2 million$49.2 millionStearns Bank National Association
Georgia Trust BankBufordGAJuly 20, 2012$116.9 million$114.7 million$25.3 millionCommunity & Southern Bank
The Royal Palm Bank of FloridaNaplesFLJuly 20, 2012$78.8 million$78.9 million$16.8 millionFirst National Bank of the Gulf Coast
First Cherokee State BankWoodstockGAJuly 20, 2012$209 million$182.1 million$36.2 millionCommunity & Southern Bank
Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of ChicagoChicagoILJuly 20, 2012$190.9 million$171.6 million$86.3 millionHinsdale Bank & Trust Company
Heartland BankLeawoodKSJuly 20, 2012$96 million$89.7 million$362,839Metcalf Bank
Glasgow Savings BankGlasgowMOJuly 13, 2012$22.3 million$21.8 million$1.4 millionRegional Missouri Bank
Montgomery Bank & TrustAileyGAJuly 6, 2012$153.2 million$164.2 million$65.8 millionAmeris Bank
Security Exchange BankMariettaGAJune 15, 2012$151 million$147.9 million$44.8 millionFidelity Bank
Putnam State BankPalatkaFLJune 15, 2012$169.5 million$160 million$28.8 millionHarbor Community Bank
The Farmers Bank of LynchburgLynchburgTNJune 15, 2012$163.9 million$156.4 million$33.1 millionClayton Bank and Trust
Carolina Federal Savings BankCharlestonSCJune 8, 2012$54.4 million$53.1 million$17.6 millionBank of North Carolina
Waccamaw BankWhitevilleNCJune 8, 2012$533.1 million$472.7 million$23.8 millionFirst Community Bank
Farmers' and Traders' State BankShabbonaILJune 8, 2012$43.1 million$42.3 million$10.2 millionFirst State Bank
First Capital BankKingfisherOKJune 8, 2012$44.4 million$44.8 million$8.7 millionF & M Bank
Alabama Trust Bank, National AssociationSylacaugaALMay 18, 2012$51.6 million$45.1 million$10.7 millionSouthern States Bank
Security Bank, National AssociationNorth LauderdaleFLMay 4, 2012$101 million$99.1 million$15.1 millionBanesco USA
Harvest Bank of MarylandGaithersburgMDApril 27, 2012$163 million$145.5 million$26.7 millionSonabank
Plantation Federal BankPawleys IslandSCApril 27, 2012$433.5 million$415.9 million$83.2 millionFirst Federal Bank
Inter Savings Bank, FSB D/b/a/ Interbank, FSBMaple GroveMNApril 27, 2012$463.8 million$458.1 million$79.7 millionGreat Southern Bank
Bank of the Eastern ShoreCambridgeMDApril 27, 2012$162.5 million$151 million$57.9 million
Palm Desert National BankPalm DesertCAApril 27, 2012$129.3 million$129 million$26.3 millionPacific Premier Bank
Fort Lee Federal Savings Bank, FSBFort LeeNJApril 20, 2012$48.9 million$47.8 million$11.9 millionAlma Bank
Fidelity BankDearbornMIMarch 30, 2012$818.2 million$747.6 million$97.2 millionThe Huntington National Bank
Convenant Bank & TrustRock SpringGAMarch 23, 2012$95.7 million$90.6 million$30.3 millionStearns Bank, National Association
Premier BankWilmetteILMarch 23, 2012$268.7 million$199 million$69.3 millionInternational Bank of Chicago
New City BankChicagoILMarch 9, 2012$71.2 million$72.4 million$13.2 million
Global Commerce BankDoravilleGAMarch 2, 2012$143.7 million$116.8 million$40.3 millionMetro City Bank
Home Savings of AmericaLittle FallsMNFebruary 24, 2012$434.1 million$432.2 million$43 million
Central Bank of GeorgiaEllavilleGAFebruary 24, 2012$278.9 million$266.6 million$51.8 millionAmeris Bank
SCB BankShelbyvilleINFebruary 10, 2012$182.6 million$171.4 million$38.3 millionFirst Merchants Bank, National Association
Charter National Bank and TrustHoffman EstatesILFebruary 10, 2012$93.9 million$89.5 million$18.5 millionBarrington Bank & Trust Company, National Association
Tennessee Commerce BankFranklinTNJanuary 27, 2012$1.01 billion$1.04 billion$351.8 millionRepublic Bank & Trust Company
Patriot Bank MinnesotaForest LakeMNJanuary 27, 2012$105 million$102.8 million$35.3 millionFirst Resource Bank
BankeastKnoxvilleTNJanuary 27, 2012$261.9 million$259.6 million$74.1 millionU.S. Bank National Association
First Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of JacksonvilleJacksonvilleFLJanuary 27, 2012$397.1 million$378.3 million$54.4 millionCenterstate Bank of Florida, National Association
Central Florida State BankBelleviewFLJanuary 20, 2012$71.5 million$71.1 million$13.7 millionCenterstate Bank of Florida, National Association
American Eagle Savings BankBoothwynPAJanuary 20, 2012$19.3 million$17.5 million$4.7 millionCapital Bank, National Association
The First State BankStockbridgeGAJanuary 20, 2012$516.8 million$509.1 million$192.1 millionHamilton 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.