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The National Bank and Trust Company, Wilmington, Ohio, Assumes All of the Deposits of American National Bank, Parma, Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2010
Media Contact:
Greg Hernandez (202) 898-6984
Cell: (202) 340-4922
Email: ghernandez@fdic.gov

American National Bank, Parma, Ohio, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with The National Bank and Trust Company, Wilmington, Ohio, to assume all of the deposits of American National Bank.

The sole branch of American National Bank will reopen on Monday as a branch of The National Bank and Trust Company. Depositors of American National Bank will automatically become depositors of The National Bank and Trust Company. 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 they receive notice from The National Bank and Trust Company that it has completed systems changes to allow other The National Bank and Trust Company branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of American National 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, American National Bank had approximately $70.3 million in total assets and $66.8 million in total deposits. The National Bank and Trust Company did not pay the FDIC a premium for the deposits of American National Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, The National Bank and Trust Company agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

The FDIC and The National Bank and Trust Company entered into a loss-share transaction on $49.8 million of American National Bank's assets. The National Bank and Trust Company 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 1-800-823-3215. 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/amer-natl-oh.html.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $17.1 million. The National Bank and Trust Company's acquisition of all the deposits was the "least costly" resolution for the FDIC's DIF compared to all alternatives. American National Bank is the 31st FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the first in Ohio. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was AmTrust Bank, Cleveland, on December 4, 2009.