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City S & L Assoc.

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Closed April 6, 1989 · Westlake Village, CA · FDIC Cert #32197.

Closing date
April 6, 1989
Headquarters
Westlake Village, CA
FDIC Certificate
32197
Total assets at closing
$33.3M
Total deposits at closing
$34.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.6M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Olympia NB

Context

On April 6, 1989, regulators closed City S & L Assoc., headquartered in Westlake Village, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $33.3M in assets and $34.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Olympia NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $2.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 1958th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 373rd 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 City S & L Assoc. fail?

City S & L Assoc. was closed by regulators on April 6, 1989.

Who acquired City S & L Assoc.?

The FDIC record names Olympia NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of City S & L Assoc.

How big was City S & L Assoc. when it failed?

City S & L Assoc. had approximately $33.3M in total assets and $34.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
Dec 21, 1989 Silver Savings Assoc. Silver City, NM $32.2M
Dec 20, 1989 First City National Bank and Trust New York, NY $39.5M
Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M