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Abq Bank, a FSB

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Closed February 9, 1990 · Albuquerque, NM · FDIC Cert #29127.

Closing date
February 9, 1990
Headquarters
Albuquerque, NM
FDIC Certificate
29127
Total assets at closing
$2.02B
Total deposits at closing
$1.47B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$434.1M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Bank of America NM, N.A.

Context

On February 9, 1990, regulators closed Abq Bank, a FSB, headquartered in Albuquerque, NM. At closing, the institution held approximately $2.02B in assets and $1.47B in deposits. The FDIC record names Bank of America NM, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $434.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 106th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 16th of 381 in 1990. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Abq Bank, a FSB fail?

Abq Bank, a FSB was closed by regulators on February 9, 1990.

Who acquired Abq Bank, a FSB?

The FDIC record names Bank of America NM, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Abq Bank, a FSB.

How big was Abq Bank, a FSB when it failed?

Abq Bank, a FSB had approximately $2.02B in total assets and $1.47B in deposits at the time of failure.

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