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Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank, Manchester, Iowa, Assumes All of the Deposits of Community National Bank, Lino Lakes, Minnesota

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2010
Media Contact:
LaJuan Williams-Young
Office: (202) 898-3876
Email: lwilliams-young@fdic.gov

Community National Bank, Lino Lakes, Minnesota, 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 Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank, Manchester, Iowa, to assume all of the deposits of Community National Bank.

The two branches of Community National Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank. Depositors of Community National Bank will automatically become depositors of Farmers & Merchants Savings 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 up to applicable limits. Customers of Community National Bank should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Community 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 September 30, 2010, Community National Bank had approximately $31.6 million in total assets and $28.8 million in total deposits. Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank did not pay the FDIC a premium for the deposits of Community National Bank In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Customers who have questions about today's transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-356-1848. 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/communitynatl.html.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $3.7 million. Compared to other alternatives, Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank's acquisition was the least costly resolution for the FDIC's DIF. Community National Bank is the 157th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the eighth in Minnesota. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Community Security Bank, New Prague, on July 23, 2010.