Bill Bartmann Discusses the European Debt Crisis on Fox Business

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Bill Bartmann, CEO of Bartmann Enterprises, discusses the European debt crisis and its potential impact on the US economy.

Failed Banks: FDIC Announces the Closure of 4 More Banks

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the closure of four (4) more banks on 7th May 2010.

The Bank of Bonifay #65
The First Federal Bank of Florida, Lake City, Florida, has assumed all of the deposits of The Bank of Bonifay.

As of 31st March 2010, The Bank of Bonifay had approximately $230.2 million in total deposits and $242.9 million in total assets. In addition to assuming the The Bank of Bonifay's deposits, First Federal Bank of Florida will purchase approximately $78.1 million of The Bank of Bonifay's assets, consisting of cash and cash equivalents. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets and will dispose of them at a later date.

The Bank of Bonifay is the 65th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the tenth in Florida. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Riverside National Bank of Florida, Fort Pierce, on 16th April 2010.

Access Bank #66
PrinsBank, Prinsburg, Minnesota, has assumed all of the deposits of Access Bank.

As of 31st March 2010, Access Bank had approximately $32.0 million in total deposits and $32.0 million in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, PrinsBank agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Access Bank is the 66th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fifth in Minnesota. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was State Bank of Aurora, Aurora, on 19th March 2010.

Towne Bank of Arizona #67
Commerce Bank of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, has assumed all of the deposits of Towne Bank of Arizona.

As of 31st March 2010, Towne Bank of Arizona had approximately $113.2 million in total deposits and $120.2 million in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, Commerce Bank of Arizona agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Towne Bank of Arizona is the 67th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the second in Arizona. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Desert Hills Bank, Phoenix, on 26th March 2010.

1st Pacific Bank of California #68
City National Bank, Los Angeles, California, has assumed all of the deposits of 1st Pacific Bank of California, San Diego, California.

As of 31st March 2010, 1st Pacific Bank of California had approximately $291.2 million in total deposits and $335.8 million in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, City National Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

1st Pacific Bank of California is the 68th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fifth in California. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Innovative Bank, Oakland, on 16th April 2010.

Discover How You Can Profit from the Current Banking Crisis

Yes, you can profit from the current banking crisis and, at the same time, help others who are experiencing financial difficulties.

Bill Bartmann, who during the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s went from bankrupt to billionaire buying bad loans for pennies on the dollar and then collecting on those loans for a profit has created a FREE video where he explains how you too, regardless of your personal circumstances, can profit in this downturn economy.

You can access the video by clicking the link below:

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Failed Banks: FDIC Announces the Closure on Another 7 Banks & How You Can Profit from the Current Economic Crisis

On 23 April 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the closure of another seven (7) banks.

Eurobank #58
Oriental Bank and Trust, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to assume all of the deposits of Eurobank.

As of 31st December 2009, Eurobank had approximately $1.97 billion in total deposits and $2.56 billion in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Oriental Bank and Trust agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's assets.

Eurobank is the 58th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year. Eurobank is one of three institutions closed in Puerto Rico on this date.

R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico #59
Scotiabank de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, has assumed all of the deposits of R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico.

As of 31st December 2009, R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico had approximately $4.25 billion in total deposits and $5.92 billion in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Scotiabank de Puerto Rico agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's assets.

R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico is the 59th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year. R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico is one of three institutions closed in Puerto Rico on this date.

Westernbank Puerto Rico #60
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, has assumed all of the deposits of Westernbank Puerto Rico.

As of 31st December 2009, Westernbank Puerto Rico had approximately $8.62 billion in total deposits and $11.94 billion in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico agreed to purchase approximately $9.39 billion of the failed bank's assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets to dispose of at a later stage.

Westernbank Puerto Rico is the 60th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year. Western Bank was one of three institutions closed in Puerto Rico on this date.

CF Bancorp #61
First Michigan Bank, Troy, Michigan, to assume all of the deposits of CF Bancorp.

As of 31st December 2009, CF Bancorp had approximately $1.43 billion in total deposits and $1.65 billion in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, First Michigan Bank agreed to purchase approximately $870 million of the failed bank's assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets to dispose of at a later date.

CF Bancorp is the 61st FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the second in Michigan. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Lakeside Community Bank, Sterling Heights, on 16th April 2010.

Champion Bank #62
BankLiberty, Liberty, Missouri, has assumed all of the deposits of Champion Bank.

As of 31st December 2009, Champion Bank had approximately $153.8 million in total deposits and $187.3 million in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, BankLiberty agreed to purchase approximately $152.6 million of the failed bank's assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets to dispose at a later date.

Champion Bank is the 62nd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the second in Missouri. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Bank of Leeton, Leeton, on 22nd January 2010.

BC National Banks #63
Community First Bank, Butler, Missouri, has assumed all of the deposits of BC National Banks.

As of 31 December 2009, BC National Banks had approximately $54.9 million in total deposits and $67.2 million in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Community First Bank agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's assets.

BC National Banks is the 63rd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the third in Missouri. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Champion Bank, Creve Coeur.

Frontier Bank #64
Union Bank, National Association, San Francisco, California, has assumed all of the deposits of Frontier Bank.

As of 31st December 2009, Frontier Bank had approximately $3.13 billion in total deposits and $3.50 billion in total assets. In addition to assuming all of the deposits, Union Bank, N.A. agreed to purchase essentially all of the failed bank's assets.

Frontier Bank is the 64th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the sixth in Washington. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was City Bank, Lynnwood, on 16th April 2010.

Discover How You Can Profit from the Current Economic Crisis

The current economic crisis makes it an ideal time to make money. And one way in which you can make money during this economic downturn is to buy and then collect on delinquent loans.

This is how Bill Bartmann became a billionaire. That was during the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s and the current economic situation presents an opportunity many times greater than back then for the savvy investor.

And, if you're thinking that you don't have the education, the skills or the time to take advantage of this opportunity then think again.

1. You don't need to have a special education background to get started in the debt collection business;

2. You can learn the skills that you need to make money buying bad loans;

3. You can outsource the collection component of any delinquent loans that you do purchase and you can do so on a commission basis.

You can also get 100% financing to buy bad loans. To explain this lucrative and time-sensitive opportunity Bill Bartmann has created a FREE video which you can access by clicking the link below:

FREE Video: Make Money Buying Bad Loans

Failed Banks: FDIC Announces the Closure of 7 More Banks

On 23 April 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced the failure of seven (7) more banks.

Amcore Bank #51
Harris National Association, Chicago, Illinois, has assumed all of the Deposits of Amcore Bank, National Association, Rockford, Illinois.

As of 31 December 2009, Amcore Bank, National Association had approximately $3.4 billion in total deposits and $3.8 billion in total assets. Harris National Association has also agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Amcore Bank, National Association is the 51st FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fourth in Illinois. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Bank of Illinois, Normal, on 03 March 2010.

Broadway Bank #52
MB Financial Bank, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, has assumed all of the Deposits of Broadway Bank, Chicago, Illinois.

As of 31 December 2009, Broadway Bank had approximately $1.1 billion in total deposits and $1.2 billion in total assets. MB Financial Bank, National Association has also agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Broadway Bank is the 52nd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the fifth in Illinois.

Citizens Trust Bank & Trust Company of Chicago #53
Republic Bank of Chicago, Oak Brook, Illinois, has assumed all of The Deposits Of Citizens Bank&Trust Company Of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

As of 31 December 2009, Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Chicago had approximately $74.5 million in total deposits and $77.3 million in total assets. The FDIC as receiver has retained most of the assets from Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Chicago and will dispose of them at a later stage.

Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Chicago is the 53rd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the sixth in Illinois.

New Century Bank #54
The MB Financial Bank, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, has assumed all of the deposits of New Century Bank and has agreed to purchase essentially all the assets.

As of the end of 31 December 2009, New Century Bank had approximately $492.0 million in total deposits and $485.6 million in total assets.

New Century Bank is the 54th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the seventh in Illinois.

Lincoln Park Savings Bank #55
Northbrook Bank and Trust Company, Northbrook, Illinois, has assumed all of the deposits of Lincoln Park Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois.

As of 31 December 2009, Lincoln Park Savings Bank had approximately $171.5 million in total deposits and $199.9 million in total assets. Northbrook Bank and Trust Company has agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Lincoln Park Savings Bank is the 55th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the eighth in Illinois.

Peotone Bank and Trust Company #56
First Midwest Bank, Itasca, Illinois, has assumed all of the deposits of Peotone Bank and Trust Company, Peotone, Illinois.

As of 31 December 2009, Peotone Bank and Trust Company had approximately $127.0 million in total deposits and $130.2 million in total assets. First Midwest Bank has also agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.

Peotone Bank and Trust Company is the 56th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the ninth in Illinois.

Wheatland Bank #57
Wheaton Bank & Trust, Wheaton, Illinois, has assumed all of the deposits of Wheatland Bank, Naperville, Illinois.

As of 31 December 2009, Wheatland Bank had approximately $438.5 million in total deposits and $437.2 million in total assets. Wheaton Bank & Trust has also agreed to purchase essentially all of the assets.
Wheatland Bank is the 57th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the tenth in Illinois.

Bill Bartmann, a world-renowned expert in the debt collection industry has predicted that the number of bansk that have failed to date is just the tip of the iceberg.

However, all is not gloom and doom. There's a way that even the average person, i.e. someone without a background in finance or without experience in investing can profit from the banking crisis. And what's more you don't have to use any of your own money to do so.

Bill Bartmann has created a FREE video that explains this opportunity in greater detail. To watch this FREE video and also to keep up-to-date with FREE webinars that Bill Bartmann also presents on this topic simply click the link below:

FREE Video: Make Money Buying Bad Loans

Bill Bartmann Puts Himself in the Hot Seat to Answer Your Questions on Buying Bad Loans

Bill Bartmann, the world's leading expert on debt collection, will be putting himself in the hot seat today, Tuesday 20 April, to answer questions on "Everything You Wanted to Know About Profiting from Buying the "Toxic" Assets from the Government for Pennies on the Dollar".

In a previous webinar Bill Bartmann received 147 questions on the subject of buying bad loans or "toxic" assets from the government - far more questions than could be answered in the allotted time. The questions revealed that while people were definitely interested in this business opportunity many of these individuals didn't fully understand the opportunity and therefore lacked the confidence to take action.

And so during this webinar Bill Bartmann proposes to give a brief overview of this business opportunity and then answer individuals most pressing questions regarding this business opportunity which has arisen because of the current economic crisis and the record number of banks that are failing. On the 16 April the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the closure of another eight (8) banks bring the number of FDIC-insured banks to close this year alone to 50.

These factors are creating a situation where bad loans are again flooding the market and, consequently, it's possible to buy bad loans for just pennies on the dollar. And there are opportunities that even the small everyday investor can take advantage of. Back in the 1980s during the Savings and Loan Crisis, Bill Bartmann began his involvement in the debt collection business with just $13,000. However, today you could get started with much less and you can get 100% financing to buy bad loans, regardless of your financial circumstances.

In fact, to help solve today’s banking crisis, new legislation has been passed to incentivize the private sector to help take the huge amounts of bad debt off financial institutions' books. Over a period of 12 years Bill Bartmann purchased over 450 million bad loans with a total value of $15 billion. And he borrowed from over 800 financial institutions to purchase these loans.

Today, it's even easier to get funding to buying bad loans as the government is now providing both acquisition funding as well as loan guarantees. This lowers the entry barrier for this opportunity. Even someone with a poor financial history can get the funds to get started in this business of making money buying bad loans as Bill Bartmann himself has proved. He was bankrupt and owed his bank one million dollars when he started out in this industry.

During today's webinar Bill Bartmann is actively inviting individuals to ask him their toughest questions about this lucrative business opportunity. It is his aim that by the end of the hour "you will have no illusions about how much money you can make and what you will need to make it."

Bill Bartmann has created a FREE 50min video that explains this opportunity in greater detail and when you sign up to watch the video you'll automatically receive information about this webinar where you'll have the opportunity to ask more in-depth questions.

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Plus, when you sign up for this FREE Video you'll also receive information about the upcoming webinar but you'll have to hurry because there are a limited number of lines for this webinar.

Failed Banks - 8 More Bank Closures Announced by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on 16 April that 8 more banks had closed.

The most recent failed banks are:

1. Innovative Bank, Oakland, CA;

2. Tamalpais Bank, San Rafael, CA;

3. AmericanFirst Bank, Clermont, FL;

4. Riverside National Bank of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL;

5. First Federal Bank of North Florida, Palatka, FL;

6. Butler Bank, Lowell, MA;

7. Lakeside Community Bank, Sterling Heights, MI; and

8. City Bank, Lynnwood, WA.


Innovative Bank
Innovative Bank had approximately $268.9 million in assets and approximately $225.2 million in deposits. Center Bank, Los Angeles, CA has agreed to assume all deposits, excluding certain brokered deposits.

Innovative Bank is the 48th FDIC-insured financial institution nationally to fail this year, and the 3rd in California. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was La Jolla Bank, FSB, La Jolla on 19 February 2010.

Tamalpais Bank
The FDIC has entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the Union Bank, National Association, San Francisco, California to assume all the deposits of Tamalpais Bank.

At the end of 2009, Tamalpais Bank had approximately $628.9 million in total assets and $487.6 million in total deposits.

The Tamalpais Bank is the 49th FDIC-insured bank to fail this year and the 4th bank in California to fail.

AmericanFirst Bank, Riverside National Bank of Florida and the First Federal Bank of North Florida
The deposits of AmericanFirst Bank, First Federal Bank of North Florida and Riverside National Bank were all acquired by TD Bank, National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. The three failed banks were not affiliated.

At the end of 2009 AmericanFirst Bank had total assets of $90.5 million and total deposits of $81.9 million. The First Federal Bank of North Florida had total assets of $393.3 million and total deposits of $324.2 million. The Riverside National Bank had total assets of $3.42 billion and total deposits of $2.76 billion.

Butler Bank
People's United Bank, Bridgeport, Connecticut has agreed to assume all the deposits of Butler Bank. At the end of 2009, Butler Bank had approximately $268.0 million in assets and approximately $233.2 million in deposits.

Butler Bank is the 47th FDIC-insured financial institution to fail this year and is the first bank to fail in Massachusetts thus far this year. Prior to this failure the last time a bank failed in Massachusetts was in 1994 when the Ludlow Savings Bank closed.

Lakeside Community Bank
The Lakeside Community Bank is first bank to fail in Michigan this year but and the 43rd FDIC-insured bank to fail. The last bank to fail in Michigan was Citizens State Bank in New Baltimore which closed on 18 December 2009.

At the end of 2009 Lake Community Bank had approximately $53.0 million in total assets and $52.3 million in total deposits.

The FDIC was unable to find another institution to take over the banking operations of Lakeside Community Bank and so the FDIC will mail cheques to depositors for their insured balances on Monday, 19 April.

City Bank
Whidbey Island Bank, Coupeville, Washington is assuming all the deposits of City Bank.

At the end of 2009, City Bank had approximately $1.13 billion in total assets and $1.02 billion in total deposits.

City Bank is the 50th FDIC-insured bank nationally to close this year and the 5th bank in Washington to fail this year.

How You Can Profit from the Current Banking Crisis

Bill Bartmann, a leading authority in debt collection, recently stated that he believed that as many as 1,000 banks will eventually fail this year. And so, this could just be the tip of the iceberg.

However, the banking crisis actually creates a special opportunity for ordinary individuals to profit. The opportunity comes through buying bad loans for pennies on the dollar and then collecting many times your initial investment. And the type of delinquent loans that Bill Bartmann recommends the everyday investor purchase are consumer loans such as charged-off credit cards debts.

It's possible to get started with a small investment and there are ways to obtain 100% financing for the loans you purchase. What's more, as well as making money yourself, this is an opportunity where you can also help others who find themselves experiencing financial hardship.

It's what you'd call a WIN-WIN situation.

Bill Bartmann explains the opportunity in greater detail in a special FREE video which you can access by clicking the URL below:

Profit from the Current Banking Crisis

How You Can Make Money From Credit Card Debt

Make money credit card debt? Sounds like a contradiction in terms, doesn't it? But instead of falling victim to the current banking crisis you can seize the business opportunity that lies within with respect to making money from credit card debt.

Credit cards are the most commonly available consumer loan. And, once upon a time, financial institutions almost thrust credit cards into people's hands because they knew they could make a big profit on these products. However, this trend is on the decline because of the sheer numbers of people who are defaulting on their payments.

Unfortunately, people generally are just not programmed to be able to handle credit cards responsibly. And so, even if individuals start off paying off their credit card balance on a monthly basis they often end up in a situation where at some time they're unable to pay off their balance. From there on it's just a slippery slope. And when this happens repeatedly the debt can mount up.

There are literally millions of people currently struggling to make credit card payments. This has created a great business opportunity where you can literally help yourself by increasing your income while helping others decrease their debt. And this is where acquiring credit card debt can actually be profitable.

It's possible to purchase delinquent credit card loans for just pennies and the dollar and then collect on these loans to make a profit. Now you may be thinking that if people were not paying their credit card debt to the bank or other company from which they initially obtained their credit card why would they pay you?

The thing is that banks don't have the flexibility to offer discounts to delinquent customers. If they did this, it would set a precedent and what could ensue could be disastrous for banks.

And so, after a certain period when a loan is not repaid, a bank writes off the loan as an uncollectable debt. Then, in order to salvage something out of this situation the bank then sells the loan at a vastly reduced rate to a debt collector. The debt collector can be a large agency and it can even be an individual.

Consequently, the debt collector has more bargaining power when it comes to dealing with loan defaulters. Often people default on their credit cards because they simply fall upon hard times. In other words, it's not about a lack of desire to pay but instead an inability to pay.

However, in many cases, these individuals are able to pay a smaller amount and in some cases can even come to an agreement with the debt collector to settle their debt for a fraction of what they owe. This creates a win-win situation. The individual gets to clear their debt and the debt collector makes a profit.

Now in this business model, although you would be purchasing the loans you don't actually have to personally go about collecting on those loans. This is something which you can outsource to a debt collection agency. And you can pay the debt collection agency on a performance or commission basis, i.e. they are paid out of what they're able to collect.

After all, calling individuals about loan repayments is definitely not something that all people enjoy doing. Plus debt collection companies usually have a system for collecting payments. And while hiring a debt collect agency may eat into your profits, it frees up your time to source the best delinquent loans so that you can increase the volume of transactions that you do.

And you can even do this on a part-time basis working from the comfort of your own home. It's an excellent opportunity to boost your personal income while helping others who may be experiencing financial hardship.

If you'd like to learn more about how you can make money buying charged-off credit card loans and helping others to reduce their credit card debt then click the link below for a FREE video where Bill Bartmann, one of world's most foremost experts on debt collection will explain this business idea in greater detail:

FREE Video: Make Money From Charged-Off Credit Card Loans