# TENNESSEE COMMERCE BANK

> **Failed bank** · FRANKLIN, TN · failed 2012-01-27 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $352M

## What happened

TENNESSEE COMMERCE BANK of FRANKLIN, TN was closed by regulators on **2012-01-27**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **REPUBLIC BANK & TRUST COMPANY** (LOUISVILLE, KY). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3989
- **FDIC Certificate:** 35296
- **FDIC FIN:** 10423
- **Bank name:** TENNESSEE COMMERCE BANK
- **Location:** FRANKLIN, TN
- **Failure date:** 2012-01-27
- **FDIC resolution date:** 2012-01-27
- **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:** $352M
- **Deposits at failure:** $1,038M
- **Assets at failure:** $1,009M
- **Acquiring bank:** REPUBLIC BANK & TRUST COMPANY (LOUISVILLE, KY)

## Other banks REPUBLIC BANK & TRUST COMPANY has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK (BLOOMINGTON, MN) — failed 2012-09-07 — /failed-bank/4023

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, TENNESSEE COMMERCE BANK (FDIC ID 3989), failed 2012-01-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3989.

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