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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2012 |
Heartland Bank, Leawood, Kansas, was closed today by The Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Metcalf Bank, Lees Summit, Missouri, to assume all of the deposits of Heartland Bank.
The two branches of Heartland Bank will reopen during normal business hours as branches of Metcalf Bank. Depositors of Heartland Bank will automatically become depositors of Metcalf 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 Heartland Bank should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Metcalf Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Metcalf Bank branches to process their accounts as well.
This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Heartland 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 March 31, 2012, Heartland Bank had approximately $110.0 million in total assets and $102.6 million in total deposits. Metcalf Bank will pay the FDIC a premium of 1.11 percent to assume all of the deposits of Heartland Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, Metcalf Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's assets.
The FDIC and Metcalf Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on $54.3 million of Heartland Bank's assets. Metcalf 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 with questions about today's transaction should call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-823-5346. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., CDT; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., CDT; on Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., CDT; and thereafter from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CDT. Interested parties also can visit the FDIC's Web site at http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/heartland.html.
The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $3.1 million. Compared to other alternatives, Metcalf Bank's acquisition was the least costly resolution for the FDIC's DIF. Heartland Bank is the 37th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the first in Kansas. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was The First National Bank of Olathe, Olathe, on August 12, 2011.
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Gee, I guess having a "good" name - "Heartland" - is no protection against failure.
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