2.11.08

Bank failure #17: Fifth Third Bank Acquires All the Deposits of Freedom Bank, Bradenton, Florida

Freedom Bank, Bradenton, Florida, was closed today by the Commissioner of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Fifth Third Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan, to assume all of the deposits of Freedom Bank.

http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2008/pr08109.html

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