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Cooperative FSB

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Closed July 19, 1991 · Westmont, IL · FDIC Cert #30545.

Closing date
July 19, 1991
Headquarters
Westmont, IL
FDIC Certificate
30545
Total assets at closing
$74.9M
Total deposits at closing
$47.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not available (the FDIC feed's figure of $1K is not consistent with a failure of this size)
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Heritage Glenwood Bank

Context

On July 19, 1991, regulators closed Cooperative FSB, headquartered in Westmont, IL. At closing, the institution held approximately $74.9M in assets and $47.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Heritage Glenwood Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution.

By assets at closing this is the 1376th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 141st 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 Cooperative FSB fail?

Cooperative FSB was closed by regulators on July 19, 1991.

Who acquired Cooperative FSB?

The FDIC record names Heritage Glenwood Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Cooperative FSB.

How big was Cooperative FSB when it failed?

Cooperative FSB had approximately $74.9M in total assets and $47.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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