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Philadelphia’s Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank Becomes Fifth Bank Failure of the Year

Philadelphia’s Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank Becomes Fifth Bank Failure of the Year

by Phil Hall | Aug 24, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Philadelphia’s Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank has become the nation’s fifth bank failure of the year. The $68 million-asset Black-owned bank was closed on Friday by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp....
Kansas’ Small Business Bank is Closed

Kansas’ Small Business Bank is Closed

by Phil Hall | Jul 20, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Small Business Bank in Lenexa, Kansas, has become the fourth US bank to fail this year. The institution, which opened in 1984 as Gardner Bank, was closed on Friday by the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named...
Georgia Lender Becomes Second Bank Failure of the Year

Georgia Lender Becomes Second Bank Failure of the Year

by Phil Hall | May 4, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance shut down Community Bank and Trust – West Georgia this weekend. The bank, which opened in December 1984, is the second bank this year to fail. Chicago-based Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was closed on Jan. 30 The...
Chicago Bank Becomes First to Fail in 2026

Chicago Bank Becomes First to Fail in 2026

by Phil Hall | Feb 2, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Chicago-based Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was closed on Jan. 30 by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. This marks the first bank failure of 2026. The...
Real Estate Developer Sentenced for Role in Chicago Bank Failure

Real Estate Developer Sentenced for Role in Chicago Bank Failure

by Phil Hall | Dec 19, 2024 | Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Chicago-area real estate developer was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $5.9 million in restitution for his role in a conspiracy that embezzled millions of dollars from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago....
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