Bank Failure
Bank of St. Charles
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Closed November 2, 1989 · St. Rose, LA · FDIC Cert #11786.
- Closing date
- November 2, 1989
- Headquarters
- St. Rose, LA
- FDIC Certificate
- 11786
- Total assets at closing
- $65.2M
- Total deposits at closing
- $65.2M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $11.1M
- Insurance fund
- Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- First American Bank and Tru
Context
On November 2, 1989, regulators closed Bank of St. Charles, headquartered in St. Rose, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $65.2M in assets and $65.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names First American Bank and Tru as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $11.1M.
By assets at closing this is the 1466th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 277th 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 Bank of St. Charles fail?
Bank of St. Charles was closed by regulators on November 2, 1989.
Who acquired Bank of St. Charles?
The FDIC record names First American Bank and Tru as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Bank of St. Charles.
How big was Bank of St. Charles when it failed?
Bank of St. Charles had approximately $65.2M in total assets and $65.2M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1989
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1989 | Columbia FSA | $77.1M |
| Dec 21, 1989 | Silver Savings Assoc. | $32.2M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | First City National Bank and Trust | $39.5M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | United Community Bank | $32.3M |
| Dec 15, 1989 | First American Bank and Trust | $1.38B |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings | $585.8M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Louisiana Savings Assn. | $449.3M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | First Acadiana Bank | $46.8M |
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