Dr. Black starts digging into the question why so many Georgia-based banks fail. The picture painted isn't pretty:The review also contains a photo of a planned 238 townhouse project that the bank financed for $5.6 million in 2007 even as the real estate market was softening. By September 2008 about three quarters of the loan had been disbursed. The photo taken in 2009 shows an empty lot with no construction on it. The FDIC now appraises the property's value at $1 million.By my current count,...
