Alpharetta-based Alpha Bank and Trust was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance on Friday, and the FDIC was named as receiver of the failed bank.
Minnesota-based Stearns Bank is assuming all insured deposits under a purchase and assumption agreement.
It is the 16th bank failure of the year, and is directly tied to Alpha’s construction and land development loan portfolio.
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