On Friday, October 21, 2011, Decatur First Bank was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The FDIC was named Receiver. Fidelity Bank, Atlanta, GA acquired all deposit accounts.
The FDIC as Receiver for Decatur First Bank, Decatur, GA has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate. The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership on August 7, 2018 and has made all dividend distributions required by law.
Effective December 1, 2018, the Receiver was discharged and the Receivership Estate was terminated and ceased existence as a legal entity.
Receivership Status: TERMINATED
Notice of Termination
Notice of Intent to Terminate
Dividend Information
Press Release
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ACQUIRING INSTITUTION: FIDELITY BANK
About Fidelity Bank
All deposit accounts, including brokered deposits, were transferred to Fidelity Bank, Atlanta, GA ("assuming institution"). Former Decatur First Bank locations reopened as branches of Fidelity Bank.
Your transferred deposits were separately insured from any accounts you may have already had at Fidelity Bank for at least six months after the failure of Decatur First Bank.
You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with Fidelity Bank as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans.
Contacting Fidelity Bank
You can contact Fidelity Bank:
Fidelity Bank
3490 Piedmont Road Ne
Atlanta, GA 30305
Transaction Documentation
Purchase & Assumption Agreement - PDF (10Mb)
Agreement between FDIC and acquiring institution
Bid Summary
Report on the bids to purchase the failed bank