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Press Release: Anchor Bank Assumes Insured Deposits of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia, LaGrange, Georgia
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 1, 2026 Anchor Bank Assumes Insured Deposits of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia, LaGrange, Georgia WASHINGTON—Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia of LaGrange, Georgia was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. The FDIC entered into an agreement with Anchor Bank of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida to assume substantially all insured deposits and acquire certain assets of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia. The three branches of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia will reopen as branches of Anchor Bank during its normal business hours on Monday, May 4, 2026. Depositors of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia will automatically become depositors of Anchor Bank. The deposits assumed by Anchor Bank will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship. Customers of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia will have immediate access to their insured deposits. Over the weekend, they can access their deposits 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, 2025, Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia reported total assets of $288 million and total deposits of $268 million. Approximately $27 million of the deposits exceeded FDIC insurance limits; this amount is likely to change once the FDIC obtains additional information. The FDIC may make payments to uninsured depositors (i.e. provide an “advanced dividend”) at a later date based on the recoveries from the sale of the retained failed bank’s assets and will provide additional information as it becomes available. Customers with accounts in excess of $250,000 should contact the FDIC toll-free at 1-866-314-1744 to set up an appointment to discuss their deposits. This phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET; on Sunday from noon to 4:00 p.m., ET; and from Monday onward, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET. Any customers with questions may call the toll-free number above or visit the FDIC’s website . Beginning Monday, depositors of Community Bank & Trust - West Georgia may also visit the FDIC’s webpage “Is My Account Fully Insured?” to review the insurance coverage on their accounts. The FDIC estimates that the failure will cost its Deposit Insurance Fund approximately $97 million. The estimate is expected to change over time as retained assets are sold. Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia is the second bank to fail in the nation this year. # # # MEDIA CONTACT: MediaRequests@fdic.gov The FDIC does not send unsolicited email. If this publication has reached you in error, or if you no longer wish to receive this service, please unsubscribe . CONNECT WITH US
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PRESS RELEASE | MAY 1, 2026 Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios WASHINGTON—Federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly issued updated host state loan-to-deposit ratios, as required by law . Each ratio compares the total loans in a state to total deposits in the state for all banks that are legally operating in that state. These ratios replace those issued in May 2025. By law, a bank is generally prohibited from establishing or acquiring branches outside of its home state primarily for the purpose of acquiring additional deposits. This prohibition seeks to ensure that interstate bank branches will not take deposits from a community without the bank also reasonably helping to meet the credit needs of that community. The updated ratios, including additional information on how they are used to evaluate compliance with the requirements, are available here . # # # MEDIA CONTACTS: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Julianne Fisher Breitbeil (202) 340-2043 Federal Reserve Board Chelsea Grate (202) 452-2955 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Monica McCoy (202) 649-6870 The FDIC does not send unsolicited email. If this publication has reached you in error, or if you no longer wish to receive this service, please unsubscribe . CONNECT WITH US
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