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Small Georgia Bank Failure Marks 16th U.S. Bank Failure in 2008 (www.reuters.com)

Alpha Bank & Trust, a small bank located in Georgia, marks the 16th U.S. bank failure this year. Stearns Bank has agreed to assume the bank's failed insured deposits. Alpha Bank had two branches with total assets of $354.1 million and total deposits of $346.2 million. The failure is expected to cost the FDIC's insurance fund nearly $158.1 million.

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