On Friday, September 25, 2009, Georgian Bank, was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The FDIC was named Receiver. First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., Columbia, SC acquired all deposit accounts.
The FDIC as Receiver for Georgian Bank, Atlanta, GA has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate. The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership on July 7, 2021 and has made all dividend distributions required by law.
Effective October 1, 2021, the Receiver was discharged and the Receivership Estate was terminated and ceased existence as a legal entity.
Receivership Status: TERMINATED
Notice of Termination
Notice of Intent to Terminate
Dividend Information
Press Release
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ACQUIRING INSTITUTION: First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
About First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
All deposit accounts, excluding certain brokered deposits, were transferred to First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., Columbia, SC ("assuming institution"). Former Georgian Bank, locations reopened as branches of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
Your transferred deposits were separately insured from any accounts you may have already had at First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. for at least six months after the failure of Georgian Bank.
You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans.
Contacting First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc changed its name and is doing business as First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company.
You can contact First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company:
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
239 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (www.firstcitizens.com)
Transaction Documentation
Purchase & Assumption Agreement
Agreement between FDIC and acquiring institution
Bid Summary
Report on the bids to purchase the failed bank