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Renasant Bank, Tupelo, Mississippi, Assumes All of the Deposits of Crescent Bank and Trust Company, Jasper, Georgia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2010
Media Contact:
David Barr
Office Phone: (202) 898-6992
Cell Phone: (703) 622-4790
Email: dbarr@fdic.gov

Crescent Bank and Trust Company, Jasper, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking & 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 Renasant Bank, Tupelo, Mississippi, to assume all of the deposits of Crescent Bank and Trust Company.

The 11 branches of Crescent Bank and Trust Company will reopen under normal business hours beginning Saturday as branches of Renasant Bank. Depositors of Crescent Bank and Trust Company will automatically become depositors of Renasant Bank. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship in order to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers of Crescent Bank and Trust Company should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Renasant Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Renasant Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Crescent Bank and Trust Company 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 March 31, 2010, Crescent Bank and Trust Company had approximately $1.01 billion in total assets and $965.7 million in total deposits. Renasant Bank will pay the FDIC a premium of 1.0 percent to assume all of the deposits of Crescent Bank and Trust Company. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, Renasant Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

The FDIC and Renasant Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $617.4 million of Crescent Bank and Trust Company's assets. Renasant 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 1-800-523-8177. 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/crescentga.html.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $242.4 million. Compared to other alternatives, Renasant Bank's acquisition was the least costly resolution for the FDIC's DIF. Crescent Bank and Trust Company is the 98th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the tenth in Georgia. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was First National Bank, Savannah, on June 25, 2010.