Premier Bank, located in Denver, CO, was closed down by the FDIC on Friday, July 10. This bank failure is the first one for the month of July and is the sixth overall bank closure for 2015.
7/10/2015 *** Colorado *** Denver *** Premier Bank *** $4.4 million dollar estimated FDIC DIF cost.
The total DIF for failed banks this week is $4.4 million.
If you were banking at Premier Bank in Denver, CO, you are now banking at United Fidelity Bank, fsb.
For more on the FDIC bank closure lists you can go to the FDIC website and search through their report of failed banks, credit unions, and Trusts.
In 2014, there were a total of 18 banks that went into receivership, merged with another financial institutions, or closed their doors entirely.
Entering 2015, there are around 425 banks and other financial organizations on the troubled list due to mortgages, derivatives, and bad investments.
At the current rate of banks and financial institutions closing their doors so far this year, the estimated total number of failures for 2015 could reach 10.
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