Republic Bank of Chicago, Oak Brook, Illinois, Assumes All of the Deposits of AztecAmerica Bank, Berwyn, Illinois — 2014-05-16

AztecAmerica Bank, Berwyn, 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 AztecAmerica Bank. The two branches of AztecAmerica Bank will reopen as branches of Republic Bank of Chicago during their normal business hours. Depositors of AztecAmerica 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.