A total of 50 banks have gone belly up since the financial crisis turned worse in September 2008, following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. The number of bank collapses this year is much higher again.

Following is the list.

1. Citizens National Bank, Macomb, IL, Closing Date- May 22 2009
2. Strategic Capital Bank, Champaign, IL, Closing Date- May 22 2009
3. BankUnited, FSB, Coral Gables, FL, Closing Date- May 21 2009
4. Westsound Bank, Bremerton, WA, Closing Date- May 8, 2009
5. America West Bank, Layton, UT, Closing Date- May 1, 2009
6. Citizens Community Bank, Ridgewood, NJ, Closing Date- May 1, 2009
7. Silverton Bank, N.A., Atlanta, GA, Closing Date- May 1, 2009
8. First Bank of Idaho, Ketchum, IDvApril 24, 2009
9. First Bank of Beverly Hills, Calabasas, CA, Closing Date- April 24, 2009
10. Michigan Heritage Bank, Farmington Hills, MI, Closing Date- April 24, 2009
11. American Southern Bank, Kennesaw, GA, Closing Date- April 24, 2009
12. Great Basin Bank of Nevada, Elko, NV, Closing Date- April 17, 2009
13. American Sterling Bank, Sugar Creek, MO, Closing Date- April 17, 2009
14. New Frontier Bank, Greeley, CO, Closing Date- April 10, 2009
15. Cape Fear Bank, Wilmington, NC, Closing Date- April 10, 2009
16. Omni National Bank, Atlanta, GA, Closing Date- March 27, 2009
17. TeamBank, National Association, Paola, KS, Closing Date- March 20, 2009
18. Colorado National Bank, Colorado Springs, CO, Closing Date- March 20, 2009
19. FirstCity Bank, Stockbridge, GA, Closing Date- March 20, 2009
20. Freedom Bank of Georgia, Commerce, GA, Closing Date- March 6, 2009
21. Security Savings Bank, Henderson, NV, Closing Date- February 27, 2009
22. Heritage Community Bank, Glenwood, IL, Closing Date- February 27, 2009
23. Silver Falls Bank, Silverton, OR, Closing Date- February 20, 2009
24. Pinnacle Bank of Oregon, Beaverton, OR, Closing Date- February 13, 2009
25. Corn Belt Bank and Trust Company, Pittsfield, IL, Closing Date- February 13, 2009
26. Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast, Cape Coral, FL, Closing Date- February 13, 2009
27. Sherman County Bank, Loup City, NE, Closing Date- February 13, 2009
28. County Bank, Merced, CA, Closing Date- February 6, 2009
29. Alliance Bank, Culver City, CA, Closing Date- February 6, 2009
30. FirstBank Financial Services, McDonough, GA, Closing Date- February 6, 2009
31. Ocala National Bank, Ocala, FL, Closing Date- January 30, 2009
32. Suburban Federal Savings Bank, Crofton, MD, Closing Date- January 30, 2009
33. MagnetBank, Salt Lake City, UT, Closing Date- January 30, 2009
34. 1st Centennial Bank, Redlands, CA, Closing Date- January 23, 2009
35. Bank of Clark County, Vancouver, WA, Closing Date- January 16, 2009
36. National Bank of Commerce, Berkeley, IL, Closing Date- January 16, 2009

-NKJ

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NitiN Kumar Jain

Nitin works in an IT MNC professionally but blogs and owns NKJ Live. He is also the co-owner of a professional start-up ARGHAM BYTES

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