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February 9, 2009

Bank Closures Bring 2009 Total to 9
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Regulators have closed four banks in Georgia and California. The
largest, County Bank of Merced, California, had $1.7 billion in assets
and $1.3 billion in deposits. Nine banks have been shuttered so far this
year.



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