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Guaranty Bank of Austin, Tex. became the 81st bank failure of 2009 after it was closed by Office of Thrift Supervision, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver, the federal agency said late Friday. The FDIC said it has entered into a "purchase and assumption agreement" with BBVA Compass of Birmingham, Ala. As of June 30, Guaranty Bank had total assets about $13 billion and total deposits of about $12 billion. Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/guaranty-bank-of-austin-81st-bank-failure-of-09-2009-08-21

Good evening Demeter, Tansy Gold and all! It is nice to be back and computing with a machine where the hard drive doesn't make ka-chunka noises! Maybe I'll save the old one for the possibility of a cash for ca-chunka computer program. Or maybe I can modify it into a toaster oven or some such thing.