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Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank

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Closed March 14, 1991 · Brookline, MA · FDIC Cert #26557.

Closing date
March 14, 1991
Headquarters
Brookline, MA
FDIC Certificate
26557
Total assets at closing
$83.7M
Total deposits at closing
$83.8M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$12.1M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Brookline Savings Bank

Context

On March 14, 1991, regulators closed Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank, headquartered in Brookline, MA. At closing, the institution held approximately $83.7M in assets and $83.8M in deposits. The FDIC record names Brookline Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $12.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 1308th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 136th of 268 in 1991. 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 Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank fail?

Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank was closed by regulators on March 14, 1991.

Who acquired Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank?

The FDIC record names Brookline Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank.

How big was Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank when it failed?

Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank had approximately $83.7M in total assets and $83.8M in deposits at the time of failure.

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