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Citadel FS & La

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Closed August 7, 1992 · Charleston, SC · FDIC Cert #32468.

Closing date
August 7, 1992
Headquarters
Charleston, SC
FDIC Certificate
32468
Total assets at closing
$39.0M
Total deposits at closing
$37.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$8.8M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Carolina First Bank

Context

On August 7, 1992, regulators closed Citadel FS & La, headquartered in Charleston, SC. At closing, the institution held approximately $39.0M in assets and $37.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names Carolina First Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $8.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 1836th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 130th of 179 in 1992. 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 Citadel FS & La fail?

Citadel FS & La was closed by regulators on August 7, 1992.

Who acquired Citadel FS & La?

The FDIC record names Carolina First Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Citadel FS & La.

How big was Citadel FS & La when it failed?

Citadel FS & La had approximately $39.0M in total assets and $37.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

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