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Bank Failure

Carver S&LA

Closed January 27, 1989 · Escondido, CA · FDIC Cert #32024.

Closing date
January 27, 1989
Headquarters
Escondido, CA
FDIC Certificate
32024
Total assets at closing
$265.8M
Total deposits at closing
$286.0M
Estimated loss to DIF
$35.9M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On January 27, 1989, regulators closed Carver S&LA, headquartered in Escondido, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $265.8M in assets and $286.0M in deposits. The FDIC resolved the institution without a single-acquirer transaction. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $35.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 608th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 107th 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 Carver S&LA fail?

Carver S&LA was closed by regulators on January 27, 1989.

How big was Carver S&LA when it failed?

Carver S&LA had approximately $265.8M in total assets and $286.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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