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Two more Georgia banks fail

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July 20, 2012

Regulators closed two metro Atlanta banks on Friday, bringing the total number of Georgia bank failures to eight so far this year.

Buford-based Georgia Trust Bank and First Cherokee State Bank in Woodstock were seized and sold to Community & Southern Bank.

Eighty-two Georgia banks have now failed since mid-2008, more than in any other state.

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J. Scott Trubey is the economy and environment editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He previously served as a business reporter for the AJC covering banking, real estate and economic development. Trubey is also a former investigative reporter, with a specialty in banking, real estate and public corruption. He joined the AJC in 2010.

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