Southern Colorado National Bank, Pueblo, Colorado

Southern Colorado National Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, became the 98th FDIC-insured institution to fail this year, and the third in Colorado. The agency estimates damages to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be about $6.6 million.

Southern Colorado National Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, 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 Legacy Bank, Wiley, Colorado, to assume all of the deposits of Southern Colorado National Bank.

The two branches of Southern Colorado National Bank will reopen on Saturday as branches of Legacy Bank. Depositors of Southern Colorado National Bank will automatically become depositors of Legacy Bank. 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 branch until they receive notice from Legacy Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Legacy branches to process their accounts as well.

This evening and over the weekend, depositors of Southern Colorado 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 4, 2009, Southern Colorado National Bank had total assets of $39.5 million and total deposits of approximately $31.9 million. Legacy Bank will pay the FDIC a premium of one percent to assume all of the deposits of Southern Colorado National Bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the Southern Colorado National Bank, Legacy Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

The FDIC and Legacy Bank entered into a loss-share transaction on approximately $25.5 million of Southern Colorado National Bank’s assets. Legacy Bank will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share arrangement is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The agreement 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 1-866-782-1402. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time (MDT); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., MDT; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., MDT; and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., MDT.

For more information visit the FDIC’s Web site for Southern Colorado National Bank.

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