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Bank failure · GA

Decatur First Bank (Decatur, GA) — failed October 21, 2011

Decatur First Bank of Decatur, Georgia was closed on October 21, 2011 and resolved through a purchase and assumption. Fidelity Bank (GA) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $184.8M in assets and $172.0M in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $24.6M (13.3% of assets).

Closing date
October 21, 2011
FDIC certificate #
34392
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (failure)
Acquiring institution
Fidelity Bank
Insurance fund
DIF
Pre-failure filings
Last reported financials

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