On Friday, April 15, 2011, New Horizons Bank, East Ellijay, GA was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. The FDIC was named Receiver. Citizens South Bank, Gastonia, NC acquired all deposit accounts.
The FDIC as Receiver for New Horizons Bank, East Ellijay, GA has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate. The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership on October 27, 2016 and has made all dividend distributions required by law.
Effective November 1, 2017, 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: CITIZENS SOUTH BANK
About Citizens South Bank
All deposit accounts, excluding certain brokered deposits, have been transferred to Citizens South Bank, Gastonia, NC ("assuming institution"). Former New Horizons Bank locations reopened as branches of Citizens South Bank.
Your transferred deposits were separately insured from any accounts you may have already had at Citizens South Bank for at least six months after the failure of New Horizons Bank .
You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with Citizens South Bank as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans.
Contacting Citizens South Bank
Merged:
On October 1, 2012 Citizens South Bank merged with Park Sterling Bank
Park Sterling Bank
1043 E. Morehead Street, Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28204
Park Sterling Bank (www.parksterlingbank.com)
Transaction Documentation
Purchase & Assumption Agreement - PDF (10Mb)
Agreement between FDIC and acquiring institution
Bid Summary
Report on the bids to purchase the failed bank