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Equitable S&LA

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Closed March 27, 1987 · Stanton, CA · FDIC Cert #31880.

Closing date
March 27, 1987
Headquarters
Stanton, CA
FDIC Certificate
31880
Total assets at closing
$58.9M
Total deposits at closing
$83.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$29.2M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On March 27, 1987, regulators closed Equitable S&LA, headquartered in Stanton, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $58.9M in assets and $83.7M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $29.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 1536th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 50th of 217 in 1987. 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 Equitable S&LA fail?

Equitable S&LA was closed by regulators on March 27, 1987.

How big was Equitable S&LA when it failed?

Equitable S&LA had approximately $58.9M in total assets and $83.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

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