Kansas Heartland Tri-State Bank closed by FDIC as banking crisis deepens
The ongoing crisis surrounding the U.S. banking system struck again as Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart was closed on July 29 by the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) taking control.
On July 31, the four branches of Heartland Tri-State Bank will reopen as branches of Dream First Bank under normal business hours, the FDIC noted in a statement. Depositors of the failed bank will become customers of Dream First Bank, meaning that withdrawals, deposits, and loan transactions will be processed through Dream First Bank. Customers of Heartland Tri-State Bank should continue to use their existing branch location until the bank has completed the transition.
Heartland Tri-State Bank is the first bank to collapse since troubled First Republic Bank was acquired by J.P. Morgan in May after efforts to rescue the company failed. It also follows the dramatic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March that triggered days of chaos in the US banking system.
This evening, the Kansas bank commissioner closed Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart. To protect depositors, the FDIC entered into an agreement with Dream First Bank of Syracuse, Kansas, to assume all of the deposits of Heartland Tri-State Bank. https://t.co/bQs4bnhEN2 pic.twitter.com/e62HdCSiXN
The Heartland Tri-State Bank collapse also marks the second bank crisis of the week. On July 25, PacWest merged with Banc of California, with both banks seemingly looking to shore up amidst the banking industry turmoil.
Behind the bank's failures is believed to be the rising interest rates in the United States along with poor risk management from financial institutions. The Federal Reserve increased its benchmark rate over the
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