# EARTHSTAR BANK

> **Failed bank** · SOUTHAMPTON, PA · failed 2010-12-10 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $22M

## What happened

EARTHSTAR BANK of SOUTHAMPTON, PA was closed by regulators on **2010-12-10**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets

Deposits were transferred to **POLONIA BANK** (HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3884
- **FDIC Certificate:** 35561
- **FDIC FIN:** 10317
- **Bank name:** EARTHSTAR BANK
- **Location:** SOUTHAMPTON, PA
- **Failure date:** 2010-12-10
- **FDIC resolution date:** 2010-12-10
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $22M
- **Deposits at failure:** $105M
- **Assets at failure:** $113M
- **Acquiring bank:** POLONIA BANK (HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=EARTHSTAR%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, EARTHSTAR BANK (FDIC ID 3884), failed 2010-12-10. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3884.

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