Bank Failure
American Federal Bank
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Closed March 22, 1991 · Ada, OK · FDIC Cert #31648.
- Closing date
- March 22, 1991
- Headquarters
- Ada, OK
- FDIC Certificate
- 31648
- Total assets at closing
- $110.2M
- Total deposits at closing
- $90.4M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $44.6M
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Home FS&LA of Ada
Context
On March 22, 1991, regulators closed American Federal Bank, headquartered in Ada, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $110.2M in assets and $90.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Home FS&LA of Ada as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $44.6M.
By assets at closing this is the 1135th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 120th of 268 in 1991. 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 American Federal Bank fail?
American Federal Bank was closed by regulators on March 22, 1991.
Who acquired American Federal Bank?
The FDIC record names Home FS&LA of Ada as the acquiring institution in the resolution of American Federal Bank.
How big was American Federal Bank when it failed?
American Federal Bank had approximately $110.2M in total assets and $90.4M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1991
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1991 | North Ridge Bank | $94.3M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Investors FSB | $2.06B |
| Dec 13, 1991 | The Bank Mart | $578.2M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Merchants National Bank | $153.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Bank of East Hartford | $36.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Federal Finance & Mortgage, LTD | $7.7M |
| Dec 12, 1991 | Granite Co-Operative Bank | $103.8M |
| Dec 6, 1991 | Saybrook Bank and Trust Company | $77.3M |
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