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Centre Sa, F.A.

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Closed August 16, 1991 · Arlington, TX · FDIC Cert #32252.

Closing date
August 16, 1991
Headquarters
Arlington, TX
FDIC Certificate
32252
Total assets at closing
$15.2M
Total deposits at closing
$15.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$4.7M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
American FB, FSB

Context

On August 16, 1991, regulators closed Centre Sa, F.A., headquartered in Arlington, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $15.2M in assets and $15.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names American FB, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $4.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 2529th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 254th 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 Centre Sa, F.A. fail?

Centre Sa, F.A. was closed by regulators on August 16, 1991.

Who acquired Centre Sa, F.A.?

The FDIC record names American FB, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Centre Sa, F.A.

How big was Centre Sa, F.A. when it failed?

Centre Sa, F.A. had approximately $15.2M in total assets and $15.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

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