Weiss Ratings News Briefs


RiverBank closed by Minnesota regulators

10/10/2011

RiverBank, Wyoming, Minnesota, located north of Minneapolis-St. Paul, with assets of $417.4 million at June 30 was rated E- (“Very Weak”) by Weiss Ratings at the time of closing. It was first identified as “Weak” in September 2007. It reported a loss of more than $8.1 million for the period ended June 30. RiverBank had below-FDIC-mandated Tier 1 (5%) and risk-based capital (6%) ratios of 1.32% and 3%, respectively. Nonperforming loans represented 13.3% of its loan portfolio.

Central Bank, located in Stillwater, Minnesota, with assets of $769.6 million and a Weiss Financial Strength Rating of C+ (“Fair”), assumed the deposits of RiverBank. Central Bank has very strong capital with a Tier 1 ratio of 8.42% and risk-based capital of 15.28%, both well above industry averages of 5% and 6%, respectively. In addition, nonperforming loans make up less than 1% of its portfolio.