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Dow Jones NewswiresThree U.S. banks were shuttered on Friday night by state regulators, bringing the total number of bank failures this year to four, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said.
Two small banks were closed in Illinois and Minnesota and sold to other lenders, but the FDIC was unable to secure a buyer for a third failed bank in Utah and instead created a bridge bank to give customers time to transfer their money elsewhere.
In Illinois, state regulators shut down Town Community Bank and Trust in Antioch.
... State regulators in Minnesota, meanwhile, closed St. Stephen State Bank, which is based in St. Stephens.
... Then in Utah, state regulators also closed down the Kaysville-based Barnes Banking Company. Unable to secure a buyer, the FDIC said it has created a bridge bank called the Deposit Insurance National Bank of Kaysville which will remain open until Feb. 12, 2010 so customers can transfer their accounts to other banks.
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