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Central Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, Assumes All of the Deposits of Gateway Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2009
Media Contact:
Greg Hernandez
Office: (202) 898-6984
Cell: (202) 340-4922
Email: ghernandez@fdic.gov

Gateway Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, was closed today by the Missouri Division of Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Central Bank of Kansas City, to assume all of the deposits of Gateway Bank of St. Louis.

The sole branch of Gateway Bank of St. Louis will reopen on Saturday as a branch of Central Bank of Kansas City. Depositors of Gateway Bank of St. Louis will automatically become depositors of Central Bank of Kansas City. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branch until Central Bank of Kansas City can fully integrate the deposit records of Gateway Bank of St. Louis.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Gateway Bank of St. Louis can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of September 25, 2009, Gateway Bank of St. Louis had total assets of $27.7 million and total deposits of approximately $27.9 million. Central Bank of Kansas City did not pay the FDIC a premium for the deposits of Gateway Bank of St. Louis. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, Central Bank of Kansas City agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Customers who have questions about today's transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-405-8124. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., CST; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., CST; and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., CST. Interested parties also can visit the FDIC's Web site at http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/gateway-mo.html.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $9.2 million. Central Bank of Kansas City's acquisition of all the deposits was the "least costly" resolution for the FDIC's DIF compared to alternatives. Gateway Bank of St. Louis is the 119th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the third in Missouri. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was First Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, on September 4, 2009.

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