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Bank Failure

Centrust Bank, SB

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Closed February 2, 1990 · Miami, FL · FDIC Cert #29000.

Closing date
February 2, 1990
Headquarters
Miami, FL
FDIC Certificate
29000
Total assets at closing
$8.22B
Total deposits at closing
$5.89B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$672.2M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Great Western Bank, FSB

Context

On February 2, 1990, regulators closed Centrust Bank, SB, headquartered in Miami, FL. At closing, the institution held approximately $8.22B in assets and $5.89B in deposits. The FDIC record names Great Western Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $672.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 23rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 3rd 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 Centrust Bank, SB fail?

Centrust Bank, SB was closed by regulators on February 2, 1990.

Who acquired Centrust Bank, SB?

The FDIC record names Great Western Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Centrust Bank, SB.

How big was Centrust Bank, SB when it failed?

Centrust Bank, SB had approximately $8.22B in total assets and $5.89B in deposits at the time of failure.

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