Bank Failure
Capitol Federal Savings & Loan
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Closed May 4, 1990 · Aurora, CO · FDIC Cert #28526.
- Closing date
- May 4, 1990
- Headquarters
- Aurora, CO
- FDIC Certificate
- 28526
- Total assets at closing
- $980.6M
- Total deposits at closing
- $794.4M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $391.1M
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Central Bank Dever, N.A.
Context
On May 4, 1990, regulators closed Capitol Federal Savings & Loan, headquartered in Aurora, CO. At closing, the institution held approximately $980.6M in assets and $794.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Central Bank Dever, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $391.1M.
By assets at closing this is the 218th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 31st of 381 in 1990. 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 Capitol Federal Savings & Loan fail?
Capitol Federal Savings & Loan was closed by regulators on May 4, 1990.
Who acquired Capitol Federal Savings & Loan?
The FDIC record names Central Bank Dever, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Capitol Federal Savings & Loan.
How big was Capitol Federal Savings & Loan when it failed?
Capitol Federal Savings & Loan had approximately $980.6M in total assets and $794.4M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1990
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1990 | Capitol Bank and Trust Company | $485.6M |
| Dec 28, 1990 | Southern FS | $230.8M |
| Dec 28, 1990 | First FS & La of Andalusia | $38.7M |
| Dec 27, 1990 | Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. | $432.6M |
| Dec 21, 1990 | Arkansas FSB | $71.7M |
| Dec 15, 1990 | Mid-America FS & La | $1.21B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Community FS & La | $1.98B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Comfed Savings Bank | $1.40B |
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