Nine More Banks Fail with CIT on Deck for a Packaged Bankruptcy While Gold Shines

Courtesy of Jesse’s Café Américain

There was a tension in the markets today despite the ‘good news’ in the headline economic numbers. The markets are also on edge ahead of the ADP and BLS jobs numbers next week. The much touted theory of a ‘jobless recovery’ is started to show some big holes in credibility, as well it should.

A jobless recovery is nothing more than a euphemism for a monetary asset bubble.

Gold coins being weighed on balance, with stacks of gold bars in background

Trader confidence was shaken by more indications that CIT will declared a preplanned bankruptcy next week, and the observations by billionaire Wilbur Ross of an approaching meltdown in the Commercial Real Estate market which has been widely anticipated among the non-shill market analysts.

Gold showed a remarkable resilience today against determined short selling in the paper Comex markets. Here is a decent summary of the case that the gold bulls have been making, in addition to the standard observations about dollar weakness.

Gold Market Reaching the Breaking Point

Meanwhile, nine more commercial banks rolled over this week.

North Houston Bank, Houston, TX, with approximately $326.2 million in assets and approximately $308.0 million in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

Madisonville State Bank, Madisonville, TX, with approximately $256.7 million in assets and approximately $225.2 million in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

Citizens National Bank, Teague, TX, with approximately $118.2 million in assets and approximately $97.7 million in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

Park National Bank, Chicago, IL, with approximately $4.7 billion in assets and approximately $3.7 billion in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

Pacific National Bank, San Francisco, CA, with approximately $2.3 billion in assets and approximately $1.8 billion in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

California National Bank, Los Angeles, CA, with approximately $7.8 billion in assets and approximately $6.2 billion in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

San Diego National Bank, San Diego, CA, with approximately $3.6 billion in assets and approximately $2.9 billion in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

Community Bank of Lemont, Lemont, IL, with approximately $81.8 million in assets and approximately $81.2 million in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)

Bank USA, National Association, Phoenix, AZ, with approximately $212.8 million in assets and approximately $117.1 million in deposits was closed. U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN has agreed to assume all deposits. (PR-195-2009)