Skip to main content

BB&T assumes deposits of Colonial Bank

Aug 17, 2009

Colonial Bank of Montgomery, Ala., has been closed by the Alabama State Banking Department, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T), Winston-Salem, N.C., to assume all of the deposits of Colonial Bank. Colonial Bank's 346 branches in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Texas will reopen under normal business hours beginning tomorrow and operate as branches of BB&T. Depositors of Colonial Bank will automatically become depositors of BB&T. 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 branches until BB&T can fully integrate the deposit records of Colonial Bank. Depositors of Colonial 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. "The past 18 months have been a very trying period in the financial services arena, but the FDIC and its staff have performed as Congress envisioned when it created the corporation more than 75 years ago," said FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair. "Today, after protecting almost $300 billion in deposits since the current financial crisis began, the FDIC's guarantee is as certain as ever. Our industry funded reserves have covered all losses to date. In fact, losses from today's failures are lower than had been projected. I commend our staff for their excellent work in assuring once again a smooth transition for bank customers with these resolutions. The FDIC continues to stand by the nation's insured deposits with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. No depositor has ever lost a penny of their insured deposits." As of June 30, 2009, Colonial Bank had total assets of $25 billion and total deposits of approximately $20 billion. BB&T will purchase approximately $22 billion in assets of Colonial Bank. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition. The FDIC and BB&T entered into a loss-share transaction on approximately $15 billion of Colonial Bank's assets. BB&T will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-sharing arrangement is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The agreement is also expected to minimize the disruptions for loan customers. The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $2.8 billion. BB&T's acquisition of all the deposits was the "least costly" resolution for the FDIC's DIF compared to alternatives. Colonial Bank is the 74th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the first in Alabama. The last FDIC-insured institution to be closed in the state was Birmingham FSB, Birmingham, on Aug. 21, 1992. For more information on the acqisition, click here.    
About the author
Published
Aug 17, 2009
Bank On Borrowers, Not Rate Predictions

Chasing rate forecasts wastes resources better spent on cold, hard business

Dec 10, 2024
Rocket Mortgage Sues HUD Over Regulatory, Enforcement Discrepancies

Rocket seeks dismissal of the DOJ's October lawsuit alleging the lender committed racial appraisal bias.

Dec 05, 2024
West Capital Lending Acquires Locally-Focused Brokerage, Red Tree Mortgage

The 2024 Broker Brawl reaffirmed West Capital's commitment as a relationship-focused lender

Dec 03, 2024
First FICO 10T-Backed MBS Issuance Achieved

Comprised of VA loans, the pool offers proof of concept for changes to be required by the FHFA by late 2025.

Dec 03, 2024
BAC Co-Founder Reveals Mega Brokers May Undergo CFPB Audits

Brendan McKay of BAC revealed the main takeaways in a LinkedIn post

Dec 02, 2024
AnnieMac Data Breach Impacts 171,000 Customers

Letters detailing the Aug. 23 breach were mailed to thousands of affected customers across multiple states last week.

Nov 18, 2024