# THE FIRST STATE BANK

> **Failed bank** · STOCKBRIDGE, GA · failed 2012-01-20 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $192M

## What happened

THE FIRST STATE BANK of STOCKBRIDGE, GA was closed by regulators on **2012-01-20**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **HAMILTON STATE BANK** (HOSCHTON, GA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3983
- **FDIC Certificate:** 19252
- **FDIC FIN:** 10419
- **Bank name:** THE FIRST STATE BANK
- **Location:** STOCKBRIDGE, GA
- **Failure date:** 2012-01-20
- **FDIC resolution date:** 2012-01-20
- **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:** $192M
- **Deposits at failure:** $509M
- **Assets at failure:** $517M
- **Acquiring bank:** HAMILTON STATE BANK (HOSCHTON, GA)

## Other banks HAMILTON STATE BANK has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK (DOUGLASVILLE, GA) — failed 2013-04-26 — /failed-bank/4042
- MCINTOSH STATE BANK (JACKSON, GA) — failed 2011-06-17 — /failed-bank/3936
- BARTOW COUNTY BANK (CARTERSVILLE, GA) — failed 2011-04-15 — /failed-bank/3922

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE FIRST STATE BANK (FDIC ID 3983), failed 2012-01-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3983.

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