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Black Hawk S & L Assoc.

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Closed August 17, 1989 · Rock Island, IL · FDIC Cert #29194.

Closing date
August 17, 1989
Headquarters
Rock Island, IL
FDIC Certificate
29194
Total assets at closing
$71.8M
Total deposits at closing
$68.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.8M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
American Bank of Rock Islan

Context

On August 17, 1989, regulators closed Black Hawk S & L Assoc., headquartered in Rock Island, IL. At closing, the institution held approximately $71.8M in assets and $68.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names American Bank of Rock Islan as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $1.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 1408th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 265th 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 Black Hawk S & L Assoc. fail?

Black Hawk S & L Assoc. was closed by regulators on August 17, 1989.

Who acquired Black Hawk S & L Assoc.?

The FDIC record names American Bank of Rock Islan as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Black Hawk S & L Assoc.

How big was Black Hawk S & L Assoc. when it failed?

Black Hawk S & L Assoc. had approximately $71.8M in total assets and $68.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

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