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Edison FSA

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Closed November 30, 1990 · New York, NY · FDIC Cert #29003.

Closing date
November 30, 1990
Headquarters
New York, NY
FDIC Certificate
29003
Total assets at closing
$140.1M
Total deposits at closing
$115.8M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$3.9M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Flushing SB

Context

On November 30, 1990, regulators closed Edison FSA, headquartered in New York, NY. At closing, the institution held approximately $140.1M in assets and $115.8M in deposits. The FDIC record names Flushing SB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $3.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 987th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 125th 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 Edison FSA fail?

Edison FSA was closed by regulators on November 30, 1990.

Who acquired Edison FSA?

The FDIC record names Flushing SB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Edison FSA.

How big was Edison FSA when it failed?

Edison FSA had approximately $140.1M in total assets and $115.8M in deposits at the time of failure.

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