Regulators close banks in Florida, Minnesota (AP)

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said state regulators closed Access Bank of Champlin, Minn., and the Bank of Bonifay in Bonifay, Fla., bringing to 66 the number of U.S.

AP - Regulators shut down small banks in Florida and Washington state on Friday, lifting to 129 the number of U.S. bank failures this year as loan defaults have mounted and economic distress has lingered.

Regulators have shut down banks in Florida and Georgia, lifting to 85 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday took over Peninsula Bank, based in Englewood, Fla., with $644.3 million in assets and $580.1 million in deposits.

AP - Regulators on Friday shut down small banks in Florida and Washington state, bringing to 127 the number of U.S. bank failures this year on a wave of loan defaults and economic distress.

[AP] - Regulators on Friday shut down small banks in Florida and Washington state, bringing to 127 the number of U.S. bank failures this year on a wave of loan defaults and economic distress.

Regulators shut down small banks in Maryland and Minnesota on Friday, pushing to 83 the number of bank failures this year.

[AP] - Regulators on Friday shut down a small Florida bank, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 40. The pace of closures has slowed, however, as the economy improves and banks work their way through piles of bad debt.

Regulators on Friday shut down three banks in Florida and one each in Nevada and California, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 78.