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American Home S & L

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Closed October 5, 1989 · Edmond, OK · FDIC Cert #32152.

Closing date
October 5, 1989
Headquarters
Edmond, OK
FDIC Certificate
32152
Total assets at closing
$96.7M
Total deposits at closing
$79.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$13.7M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Founders B&TC

Context

On October 5, 1989, regulators closed American Home S & L, headquartered in Edmond, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $96.7M in assets and $79.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names Founders B&TC as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $13.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 1222nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 222nd of 530 in 1989. 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 Home S & L fail?

American Home S & L was closed by regulators on October 5, 1989.

Who acquired American Home S & L?

The FDIC record names Founders B&TC as the acquiring institution in the resolution of American Home S & L.

How big was American Home S & L when it failed?

American Home S & L had approximately $96.7M in total assets and $79.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
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Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M