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American Savings Bank

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Closed June 12, 1992 · White Plains, NY · FDIC Cert #16017.

Closing date
June 12, 1992
Headquarters
White Plains, NY
FDIC Certificate
16017
Total assets at closing
$3.20B
Total deposits at closing
$2.83B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$431.3M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Fidelity Bank Na N

Context

On June 12, 1992, regulators closed American Savings Bank, headquartered in White Plains, NY. At closing, the institution held approximately $3.20B in assets and $2.83B in deposits. The FDIC record names First Fidelity Bank Na N as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $431.3M.

By assets at closing this is the 71st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 8th of 179 in 1992. 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 Savings Bank fail?

American Savings Bank was closed by regulators on June 12, 1992.

Who acquired American Savings Bank?

The FDIC record names First Fidelity Bank Na N as the acquiring institution in the resolution of American Savings Bank.

How big was American Savings Bank when it failed?

American Savings Bank had approximately $3.20B in total assets and $2.83B in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1992

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 18, 1992 The Rushville National Bank Rushville, IN $41.6M
Dec 18, 1992 The Bremen State Bank Bremen, KS $2.7M
Dec 11, 1992 Meritor Savings Bank Philadelphia, PA $4.13B
Dec 11, 1992 Eastland Savings Bank Woonsocket, RI $515.3M
Dec 11, 1992 Eastland Bank Woonsocket, RI $85.4M
Dec 11, 1992 Sailors & Merchants B&T Co. Vienna, VA $34.8M
Dec 8, 1992 Palm Beach FSA Palm Beach Garden, FL $59.4M
Dec 4, 1992 Carteret FSB Madison, NJ $4.83B