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Colonial Thrift & Loan Association

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Closed April 15, 1988 · Culver City, CA · FDIC Cert #26701.

Closing date
April 15, 1988
Headquarters
Culver City, CA
FDIC Certificate
26701
Total assets at closing
$26.8M
Total deposits at closing
$24.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$4.6M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Southern Pacific TH&L As

Context

On April 15, 1988, regulators closed Colonial Thrift & Loan Association, headquartered in Culver City, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $26.8M in assets and $24.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Southern Pacific TH&L As as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $4.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 2129th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 129th of 232 in 1988. 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 Colonial Thrift & Loan Association fail?

Colonial Thrift & Loan Association was closed by regulators on April 15, 1988.

Who acquired Colonial Thrift & Loan Association?

The FDIC record names Southern Pacific TH&L As as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Colonial Thrift & Loan Association.

How big was Colonial Thrift & Loan Association when it failed?

Colonial Thrift & Loan Association had approximately $26.8M in total assets and $24.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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