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Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, Assumes All of the Deposits of Key West Bank, Key West, Florida

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2010
Media Contact:
LaJuan Williams-Young
Office: (202) 898-3876
Email: lwilliams-young@fdic.gov


Key West Bank, Key West, Florida, was closed today by the Office of Thrift Supervision, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, to assume all of the deposits of Key West Bank.

The sole branch of Key West Bank will reopen during normal business hours beginning Saturday as a branch of Centennial Bank. Depositors of Key West Bank will automatically become depositors of Centennial Bank. 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 former Key West Bank branch until they receive notice from Centennial Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Centennial Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Key West Bank 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 December 31, 2009, Key West Bank had approximately $88.0 million in total assets and $67.7 million in total deposits. Centennial Bank will pay the FDIC a premium of 0.50 percent to assume all of the deposits of Key West Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Centennial Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's assets.

The FDIC and Centennial Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $75.8 million of Key West Bank's assets. Centennial Bank will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers. For more information on loss share, please visit: http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/lossshare/index.html.

Customers who have questions about today's transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-830-4697. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., EDT; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m. EDT; and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EDT. Interested parties also can visit the FDIC's Web site at http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/key-west.html.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $23.1 million. Centennial Bank's acquisition of all the deposits was the "least costly" resolution for the FDIC's DIF compared to all alternatives. Key West Bank is the 39th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the sixth in Florida. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Old Southern Bank, Orlando, on March 12, 2010.