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Jan 8, 9:47 PM EST
Regulators shut Washington's Horizon Bank
By TIM PARADIS and MARCY GORDON
AP Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) -- Regulators shut Horizon Bank in Bellingham, Wash., on Friday, the first bank closing of 2010.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said that Seattle-based Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association has agreed to take on the deposits of Horizon Bank and to purchase essentially all of the bank's assets.
As of Sept. 30, Horizon Bank had assets of $1.3 billion and deposits totaling $1.1 billion.
The 18 branches of Horizon Bank will reopen Saturday as branches of Washington Federal Savings and Loan.
Is there a possibility of State Banking Regulators making judgment calls on the smaller financial institutions,
that could just as easily be given the benefit of any doubt?
....where there is no doubt the funds available are not meeting needs & expected needs is one thing, but if they are saying institutions have to be of an absolute mark that does not reflect that bank's/credit union's goals, then are they marching to state legislatures drums? :suspicious:
"Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term as U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, once seen as a sure thing, appeared in jeopardy on Friday after two more Senate Democrats said they would vote against it."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35012027/ns/business-stocks_and_economy