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Press Releases - PR-197-2009 11/6/2009
Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect ...
GOP Rep. Deal, Candidate For Georgia Governor, Asking For Obama's Birth Certificate
GOP Rep. Deal, Candidate For Georgia Governor, Asking For Obama's Birth Certificate
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), a candidate in the GOP primary for Governor of Georgia, has announced that he is signing a letter to the White House with several of his colleagues -- asking for a copy of President Obama's birth certificate. Deal made the ... (more) GOP Rep. Deal, Candidate For Georgia Governor, Asking ...
South Carolina is happy
South Carolina is happy
wolfereports.com — Believe it or not, South Carolina is the fourth-happiest state in the South. According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index , the Palmetto State is the only trails Virginia, Texas and Georgia in being the happiest state in Dixie. Of all the states in America, Virginia rocks No. 15, Texas ... (more) South Carolina is happy
Case could decide whether Georgia can afford the death penalty  
ajc.com — By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution An accused killer from Pike County has sat in jail for nearly four years without a trial -- not because of any problems with the evidence but because the state is seeking the death penalty and cannot ... (more) Case could decide whether Georgia can afford the death ...
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Bank Failure #116: United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia
Calculated RiskFrom the FDIC: Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. ... As of September 14, 2009, United Security Bank had total assets of $157 million and total deposits of approximately $150 million. ... The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $58 million. ... United Security Bank is the ...

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