Regulators shut down banks in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois; 106 this yearOctober 23rd, 2009 Banks in 5 states fail; 106 this yearWASHINGTON — Bank closings for the year hit 106 on Friday when regulators shut down three small banks in Florida, one in Georgia, one in Wisconsin, one in Minnesota and one in Illinois. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Regulators shut down small banks in Florida, Georgia; 103 failures this yearOctober 23rd, 2009 Small banks in Fla., Ga. fail; 103 this yearWASHINGTON — Bank closings for the year hit 103 on Friday when regulators shut down three small banks in Florida and one in Georgia.
Regulators shut down banks in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnesota; 105 failures this yearOctober 23rd, 2009 Banks in Fla., Ga., Wis., Minn. fail; 105 in 2009WASHINGTON — Bank closings for the year hit 105 on Friday when regulators shut down three small banks in Florida, one in Georgia, one in Wisconsin and one in Minnesota.
Bank failures hit 100 for year as regulators close Partners Bank in Florida; most since 1992October 23rd, 2009 Bank failures hit 100 for year; most since 1992WASHINGTON — Bank closings for the year have reached 100 as regulators shut down Partners Bank in Florida, and hundreds more are expected to fall under the weight of soured real estate loans and the Great Recession. The failures so far this year are the most since 120 banks collapsed during the savings-and-loan crisis in 1992.
Police: Man turns himself in, claims he was responsible for armed robbery of Michigan bankOctober 22nd, 2009 Police: Man robs Mich. bank, then turns himself inGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
Suspect in his 70s robs bank in San Diego, may be connected to similar recent crimesOctober 10th, 2009 Suspect in his 70s robs bank in San DiegoSAN DIEGO — A man in his 70s has robbed a bank branch inside a San Diego supermarket. Police investigators say the man handed a teller a note demanding cash Friday at the U.S.
Polish priest robs bankSeptember 22nd, 2009 WARSAW - A bank robber who stole about $1,000 at knife-point turns out to have been a priest, prosecutors said Tuesday. The robbery took place Monday afternoon at Polish bank PKO in the town of zamotuly, in western Poland, the Polish Press Agency PAP reported.
Police: Well-dressed elderly man with oxygen tank robs Southern California bankSeptember 12th, 2009 Police: Well-dressed elderly man robs Calif. bankLA JOLLA, Calif.
Fla. man with prosthetic arms says bank turned him away because he couldn't provide thumbprintSeptember 2nd, 2009 Bank's thumbprint rule irks man born with no armsTAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man born without arms says a Tampa bank would not let him cash a check because he couldn't provide a thumbprint.
Florida man accused of swindling $400,000 from NY women he simultaneously promise to marryAugust 13th, 2009 Fla. man accused of swindling women out of $400KFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 55-year-old South Florida man allegedly swindled some $400,000 from two New York women he was engaged to at the same time.
Bandit wearing 'Winnie the Pooh' sweatshirt robs Chicago bank at gunpointAugust 12th, 2009 'Winnie the Pooh' pulls bank job in ChicagoCHICAGO — The man who robbed a suburban Chicago bank at gunpoint last Friday looks like a hard-boiled, tough guy straight out of pulp fiction. Except for his sweatshirt, which featured a picture of Winnie the Pooh, the lovable Bear who's a classic of children's fiction.
Regulators close 2 banks in Florida, marking 71 US bank failures this yearAugust 8th, 2009 Regulators close 2 banks in FloridaNEW YORK — Regulators on Friday shut down two banks in Florida, bringing to 71 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year under the weight of the weak economy and rising loan losses. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Biker gang robs Rs.1.25 mn from Batra Hospital employeesAugust 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three motorcycle-borne robbers allegedly waylaid two employees of a leading hospital here Saturday and looted Rs.1.25 million from them after injuring one of them, police said. The incident comes a day after a businessman was robbed off Rs.1.1 million in a similar manner by a suspected biker gang in Delhi.
Police say man who owes his brother money reluctantly robs Utah snow cone standJuly 18th, 2009 Police: Man reluctantly robs Utah snow cone standRIVERTON, Utah — Investigators said an armed man seemed reluctant, but robbed a 16-year-old girl working at a snow cone stand anyway. Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt.
Police: Parolee robs Mich. bank, tries to hitch ride from undercover detectiveJuly 12th, 2009 Police: Man seeks ride from detective after heistSAGINAW, Mich. — Authorities say a parolee who robbed a Michigan bank was caught when he tried to hitch a ride from an undercover police detective.