To fill you in on the backstory, I live in a small town in California. I was a customer of Bank of America for several years and finally got sick and tired of paying all sorts of questionable fees for standard bank services, and having to call a 1-800 # to deal with any conflicts rather than talking to a live bank employee. So I switched to my local community bank, taking my money away from the international banking industry that has basically screwed citizens of every country on the planet. No more questionable fees, improved customer service immediately.

Now, my local bank has been closed by the FDIC, and sold to the highest international bidder, who has purchased several banks recently directly from the FDIC, NOT the companies that actually owned the insurance and property. Now the shares of stock that all employees had received in the past, in lieu of other compensation, are worth pennies. There is something wrong when those in power can seize local banks and force citizens to send their profits to international banking syndicates. At least sell it to another proven American bank rather than taking the money out of country.