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Bank Failure

Century Thrift and Loan

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Closed November 5, 1993 · Los Angeles, CA · FDIC Cert #26374.

Closing date
November 5, 1993
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
FDIC Certificate
26374
Total assets at closing
$31.9M
Total deposits at closing
$24.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$9.6M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On November 5, 1993, regulators closed Century Thrift and Loan, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $31.9M in assets and $24.5M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $9.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 2002nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 33rd of 50 in 1993. 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 Century Thrift and Loan fail?

Century Thrift and Loan was closed by regulators on November 5, 1993.

How big was Century Thrift and Loan when it failed?

Century Thrift and Loan had approximately $31.9M in total assets and $24.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1993

Date Bank HQ Assets
Oct 29, 1993 The Bank of San Diego San Diego, CA $294.3M
Oct 21, 1993 Mid City Bank, N.A. Brea, CA $105.7M
Oct 15, 1993 Brentwood Thrift and Loan Association Los Angeles, CA $12.9M
Oct 14, 1993 Plaza Bank, N.A. of New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX $54.6M
Sep 24, 1993 Westside Bank, FSB Los Angeles, CA $81.7M
Sep 24, 1993 Western United National Bank Los Angeles, CA $23.7M
Sep 17, 1993 Regent Thrift and Loan Association San Francisco, CA $35.8M
Sep 10, 1993 Amador Valley S & L Pleasanton, CA $41.9M