Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Takes Possession of BankEast, Knoxville, Tennessee

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (“Department”) took possession of BankEast, Knoxville, Tennessee at 6:00 p.m. EST on January 27, 2012. The Department has appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as Receiver of the Bank effective upon the Department taking possession of BankEast.

The Department took possession of BankEast due to BankEast’s impaired capital, unsound condition and the bank’s inability to continue normal operations.

Through an agreement with the FDIC, all deposit accounts of BankEast have been transferred to U. S. Bank National Association and will be available immediately. Depositors of BankEast will automatically become depositors of U. S. Bank National Association. Depositors will be able to access their accounts at the former main office and branch locations of BankEast during regular business hours. Customers of both banks should continue to use their existing branches until

U. S. Bank National Association can fully integrate the deposit records of BankEast. Additionally, the former depositors of BankEast can continue to access their accounts through automated teller machine transactions, checks and debit transactions.

Since all deposits transferred to U. S. Bank National Association there will be no loss exposure to former customers of BankEast. The FDIC has established a website and a toll-free phone number to answer questions from depositors, creditors and other interested parties regarding the receivership of BankEast. Please refer to the FDIC’s website at http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/bankeast.html for further information regarding the details of the transaction. The toll-free number is 1-800-517-1839. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST); on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., EST; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., EST; on Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., EST; and thereafter from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST.