FDIC sues failed bank officials, state lawmaker ass
ATLANTA — Federal banking regulators are suing eight former officials from a failed Alpharetta bank, including a state senator just named head of the Senate Banking Committee.

To fix the economy, let bad banks fail
Since the housing market peaked in 2006, the nation has suffered through nearly half a decade of financial and economic hell.

Bank loss 'is a blow' to Winder
For more than 80 years, The Peoples Bank in Winder - which closed for good Friday - was one of the pillars of Barrow County's economy and a source of stability through boom times and bust.