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Danburry Savings & Loan

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Closed July 12, 1991 · Danbury, CT · FDIC Cert #27825.

Closing date
July 12, 1991
Headquarters
Danbury, CT
FDIC Certificate
27825
Total assets at closing
$270.2M
Total deposits at closing
$184.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$24.7M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Bristol FSB

Context

On July 12, 1991, regulators closed Danburry Savings & Loan, headquartered in Danbury, CT. At closing, the institution held approximately $270.2M in assets and $184.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Bristol FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $24.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 601st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 73rd 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 Danburry Savings & Loan fail?

Danburry Savings & Loan was closed by regulators on July 12, 1991.

Who acquired Danburry Savings & Loan?

The FDIC record names Bristol FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Danburry Savings & Loan.

How big was Danburry Savings & Loan when it failed?

Danburry Savings & Loan had approximately $270.2M in total assets and $184.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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