Press Release

Republic Bank of Chicago, Oak Brook, Illinois, Assumes All of the Deposits of Edgebrook Bank, Chicago, Illinois

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2015

Media Contact: LaJuan Williams-Young Office: 202-898-3876 Cell: 571-215-6027 Email: lwilliams-young@fdic.gov

Edgebrook Bank, Chicago, Illinois, was closed today by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation – Division of Banking, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Republic Bank of Chicago, Oak Brook, Illinois, to assume all of the deposits of Edgebrook Bank.

The sole branch of Edgebrook Bank will reopen during normal business hours. Depositors of Edgebrook Bank will automatically become depositors of Republic Bank of Chicago. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship in order to retain their deposit insurance coverage up to applicable limits. Customers of Edgebrook Bank should continue to use their current branch until they receive notice from Republic Bank of Chicago that systems conversions have been completed to allow full-service banking at all branches of Republic Bank of Chicago.

Depositors of Edgebrook Bank can continue to access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of March 31, 2015, Edgebrook Bank had approximately $90.0 million in total assets and $90.0 million in total deposits. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of Edgebrook Bank, Republic Bank of Chicago agreed to purchase approximately $79.7 million of the failed bank's assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition.

Customers with questions about today's transaction should call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-913-5370. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., CDT; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., CDT; on Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., CDT; and thereafter from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CDT. Interested parties also can visit the FDIC's Web site at https://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/edgebrook.html.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $16.8 million. Compared to other alternatives, Republic Bank of Chicago's acquisition was the least costly resolution for the FDIC's DIF. Edgebrook Bank is the fifth FDIC-insured institution in the nation to fail this year, and the second in Illinois. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Highland Community Bank, Chicago, on January 23, 2015.

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Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation's banking system. The FDIC insures deposits at the nation's banks and savings associations, 6,509 as of December 31, 2014. It promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars — insured financial institutions fund its operations.

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