NetBank Inc., an online bank with $2.5 billion in assets, was shut down by the government on Friday because of an excessive level of mortgage defaults.This is just the beginning.
It was the largest savings and loan failure since the tail end of the industry's crisis more than 14 years ago. Federal regulators appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as a receiver for Alpharetta, Ga.-based NetBank.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
FDIC Shuts Down NetBank
This will be the first of many, and proves that online business (NetBank was an online bank) obey the same economic laws as other businesses.
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