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Bank of San Pedro

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Closed July 15, 1994 · Los Angeles, CA · FDIC Cert #21922.

Closing date
July 15, 1994
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
FDIC Certificate
21922
Total assets at closing
$132.6M
Total deposits at closing
$128.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$28.8M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Home Bank

Context

On July 15, 1994, regulators closed Bank of San Pedro, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $132.6M in assets and $128.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Home Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $28.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 1026th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 7th of 15 in 1994. 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 Bank of San Pedro fail?

Bank of San Pedro was closed by regulators on July 15, 1994.

Who acquired Bank of San Pedro?

The FDIC record names Home Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Bank of San Pedro.

How big was Bank of San Pedro when it failed?

Bank of San Pedro had approximately $132.6M in total assets and $128.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1994 Cornerstone Bank FSB Mission Viejo, CA $44.3M
Oct 21, 1994 Ludlow Savings Bank Ludlow, MA $222.7M
Aug 26, 1994 Capital Bank Downey, CA $76.9M
Aug 12, 1994 Bank of Newport Newport Beach, CA $167.8M
Jul 29, 1994 Commerce Bank Newport Beach, CA $142.3M
Jul 29, 1994 Western Community Bank Corona, CA $54.0M
Jul 8, 1994 Pioneer Bank Fullerton, CA $133.2M
Jul 7, 1994 The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit Meriden, CT $3.2M