Bank Failure
Fairfield County Trust Company
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Closed April 9, 1992 · Stamford, CT · FDIC Cert #23860.
- Closing date
- April 9, 1992
- Headquarters
- Stamford, CT
- FDIC Certificate
- 23860
- Total assets at closing
- $132.4M
- Total deposits at closing
- $132.0M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $19.2M
- Insurance fund
- Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Chase Manhattan BK of CT
Context
On April 9, 1992, regulators closed Fairfield County Trust Company, headquartered in Stamford, CT. At closing, the institution held approximately $132.4M in assets and $132.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Chase Manhattan BK of CT as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $19.2M.
By assets at closing this is the 1028th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 75th of 179 in 1992. 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 Fairfield County Trust Company fail?
Fairfield County Trust Company was closed by regulators on April 9, 1992.
Who acquired Fairfield County Trust Company?
The FDIC record names Chase Manhattan BK of CT as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Fairfield County Trust Company.
How big was Fairfield County Trust Company when it failed?
Fairfield County Trust Company had approximately $132.4M in total assets and $132.0M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1992
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1992 | The Rushville National Bank | $41.6M |
| Dec 18, 1992 | The Bremen State Bank | $2.7M |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Meritor Savings Bank | $4.13B |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Eastland Savings Bank | $515.3M |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Eastland Bank | $85.4M |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Sailors & Merchants B&T Co. | $34.8M |
| Dec 8, 1992 | Palm Beach FSA | $59.4M |
| Dec 4, 1992 | Carteret FSB | $4.83B |
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