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Creditbank

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Closed January 26, 1990 · Cutler Ridge, FL · FDIC Cert #19273.

Closing date
January 26, 1990
Headquarters
Cutler Ridge, FL
FDIC Certificate
19273
Total assets at closing
$76.4M
Total deposits at closing
$74.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$15.7M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Capital Bank

Context

On January 26, 1990, regulators closed Creditbank, headquartered in Cutler Ridge, FL. At closing, the institution held approximately $76.4M in assets and $74.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Capital Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $15.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 1366th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 176th of 381 in 1990. 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 Creditbank fail?

Creditbank was closed by regulators on January 26, 1990.

Who acquired Creditbank?

The FDIC record names Capital Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Creditbank.

How big was Creditbank when it failed?

Creditbank had approximately $76.4M in total assets and $74.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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