Bank Failure
COMMONWEALTH BANK
Closed September 25, 1987 · TORRANCE, CA · FDIC Cert #22026.
- Closing date
- September 25, 1987
- Headquarters
- TORRANCE, CA
- FDIC Certificate
- 22026
- Total assets at closing
- $85,059,000
- Total deposits at closing
- $83,784,000
- Estimated loss to DIF
- $16,679,000
- Resolution type
- other
- Acquirer
- CAPITAL BANK OF CALIFORN (FDIC Cert #2731)
Context
On September 25, 1987, regulators closed COMMONWEALTH BANK, headquartered in TORRANCE, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $85,059,000 in assets and $83,784,000 in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which CAPITAL BANK OF CALIFORN acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $16,679,000.
Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.
Other failures in 1987
| Date | Bank | HQ | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-12-31 | FIRST FINANCIAL BANK, FSB | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $744,874,000 |
| 1987-12-31 | AMERICAN FS&LA | LYNCHBURG, VA | $166,519,000 |
| 1987-12-31 | GIBSON FEDERAL S&LA | GIBSON CITY, IL | $131,522,000 |
| 1987-12-31 | FIRST FS&LA OF SLIDELL | SLIDELL, LA | $46,197,000 |
| 1987-12-30 | FIRST FINANCIAL OF LA | LUTCHER, LA | $159,541,000 |
| 1987-12-30 | FIRST FS&LA OF ALEXANDRIA | ALEXANDRIA, LA | $148,689,000 |
| 1987-12-30 | FIRSTBANC FSB | GONZALES, LA | $46,262,000 |
| 1987-12-29 | COMMUNITY FS&LA | HAMILTON, OH | $405,642,000 |
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