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Bank Failures

Failed Bank Information for Citizens First National Bank, Princeton, IL

On November 2, 2012, Citizens First National Bank was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The FDIC was named Receiver. Heartland Bank and Trust Company, Bloomington, IL acquired all deposit accounts.

The FDIC as Receiver for Citizens First National Bank, Princeton, IL has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate. The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership on March 22, 2017 and has made all dividend distributions required by law.

Effective February 1, 2018, the Receiver was discharged and the Receivership Estate was terminated and ceased existence as a legal entity.

Receivership Status: TERMINATED

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Notice of Termination

Effective Date: February 1, 2018
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Notice of Intent to Terminate

Publication Date: March 22, 2017
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Dividend Information

Report on dividends paid
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Press Release

Official press release

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ACQUIRING INSTITUTION: HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

About Heartland Bank and Trust Company

All deposit accounts, including brokered deposits, were transferred to Heartland Bank and Trust Company, Bloomington, IL ("assuming institution"). Former Citizens First National Bank locations reopened as branches of Heartland Bank and Trust Company.

Your transferred deposits were separately insured from any accounts you may have already had at Heartland Bank and Trust Company for at least six months after the failure of Citizens First National Bank.

You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with Heartland Bank and Trust Company as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans.

Contacting Heartland Bank and Trust Company

You can contact Heartland Bank and Trust Company:

Heartland Bank and Trust Company
401 N. Hershey Road, P.O. Box 67
Bloomington, IL 61702-0067

Heartland Bank and Trust Company (www.hbtbank.com)

Transaction Documentation

Purchase & Assumption Agreement - PDF (4Mb)
Agreement between FDIC and acquiring institution

Bid Summary
Report on the bids to purchase the failed bank

Last Updated: February 13, 2018