AmTrust Bank was a

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based in

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. The company was founded in 1889 and was closed in December 2009.

History

The bank was founded in 1889 as Ohio Savings, Loan & Building Co. In 1963, Leo Goldberg acquired control of the company. In 1975, the bank acquired Citizens Federal Savings & Loan of Akron. In 1978, the bank acquired Shaker Savings. In 1989, the bank acquired Palm Plaza Savings Association, based in

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. In 2000, the bank opened its first branches in

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. In 2007, the bank changed its name to Amtrust Bank. In January 2009, the bank sold its 5 branches in

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to WesBanco. On December 4, 2009, as a result of

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, the bank was shut down by the

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. It was placed into

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and the

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was named receiver. The assets of the bank were sold to

New York Community Bank New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYCB) is a bank headquartered in Westbury, New York with 225 branches in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida and Arizona. NYCB is on the list of largest banks in the United States. Almost all of the loans ori ...

. NYCB changed the name of the acquired branches back to Ohio Savings Bank.

References

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