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Beacon Federal Savings

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Closed March 8, 1991 · Baldwin, NY · FDIC Cert #29036.

Closing date
March 8, 1991
Headquarters
Baldwin, NY
FDIC Certificate
29036
Total assets at closing
$406.0M
Total deposits at closing
$388.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$19.9M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
North Side SB

Context

On March 8, 1991, regulators closed Beacon Federal Savings, headquartered in Baldwin, NY. At closing, the institution held approximately $406.0M in assets and $388.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names North Side SB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $19.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 447th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 59th 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 Beacon Federal Savings fail?

Beacon Federal Savings was closed by regulators on March 8, 1991.

Who acquired Beacon Federal Savings?

The FDIC record names North Side SB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Beacon Federal Savings.

How big was Beacon Federal Savings when it failed?

Beacon Federal Savings had approximately $406.0M in total assets and $388.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

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