On Friday, May 14, 2010, Midwest Bank and Trust Company was closed by the Illinois Department of Financial Professional Regulation - Division of Banking. The FDIC was named Receiver. FirstMerit Bank, NA, Akron, OH acquired all deposit accounts.
The FDIC as Receiver for Midwest Bank and Trust Company, Elmwood Park, IL has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate. The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership on June 29, 2021 and has made all dividend distributions required by law.
Effective October 1, 2021, 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: FIRSTMERIT BANK, NA
About FirstMerit Bank, NA
All deposit accounts, were transferred to FirstMerit Bank, NA, Akron, OH ("assuming institution"). Former Midwest Bank and Trust Company locations reopened as branches of FirstMerit Bank, NA.
Your transferred deposits were separately insured from any accounts you may have already had at FirstMerit Bank, NA for at least six months after the failure of Midwest Bank and Trust Company.
You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with FirstMerit Bank, NA as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans.
Contacting FirstMerit Bank, NA
On August 16, 2016 FirstMerit Bank
merged with The Huntington National Bank.
You can contact The Huntington National Bank:
The Huntington National Bank
17 S High St
Columbus, OH 43215
The Huntington National Bank (www.huntington.com)
Transaction Documentation
Purchase & Assumption Agreement - PDF (1.57 Mb)
Agreement between FDIC and acquiring institution
Bid Summary
Report on the bids to purchase the failed bank