Highland Community Bank

CTL-E-1247 · Business · bank · 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Verified evidence grade of this record

Black-owned South Side community bank (1970-2015); closed by Illinois regulators for unsafe and unsound condition and inadequate capital; deposits and branches transferred to United Fidelity Bank.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-039; source research type(s): bank.

Sources

Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation, 'Highland Community Bank Closure' (2015-02-09). https://IDFPR.illinois.gov/news/2015/02092015highlandcommunitybankclosure.html (primary source)
FDIC, Failed Bank List: Highland Community Bank, Chicago, IL. https://www.fdic.gov/resources/resolutions/bank-failures/failed-bank-list/highlandcomm.html (primary source)
IDFPR closure notice (2015-02-09) (primary source)
IDFPR (2015-02-09); FDIC failed-bank list, Highland Community Bank (primary source)

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