Bank Failure
Fidelity Bank of Denver
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Closed March 29, 1985 · Denver, CO · FDIC Cert #23408.
- Closing date
- March 29, 1985
- Headquarters
- Denver, CO
- FDIC Certificate
- 23408
- Total assets (last filing before closing)
- $54.7M
- Total deposits (last filing before closing)
- $48.8M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $12.2M
- Insurance fund
- FDIC insurance fund
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- American Bank of Commerc
Context
On March 29, 1985, regulators closed Fidelity Bank of Denver, headquartered in Denver, CO. At closing, the institution held approximately $54.7M in assets and $48.8M in deposits. The FDIC record names American Bank of Commerc as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $12.2M.
By total assets in its last filing before closing, this is the 1581st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 27th of 139 in 1985. 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, in nominal dollars, and can differ from the balance on the closing day.
Common questions
When did Fidelity Bank of Denver fail?
Fidelity Bank of Denver was closed by regulators on March 29, 1985.
Who acquired Fidelity Bank of Denver?
The FDIC record names American Bank of Commerc as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Fidelity Bank of Denver.
How big was Fidelity Bank of Denver when it failed?
Fidelity Bank of Denver had approximately $54.7M in total assets and $48.8M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1985
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1985 | First City Bank | $35.8M |
| Dec 20, 1985 | State Bank of Frost | $7.7M |
| Dec 19, 1985 | Princeton State Bank | $18.4M |
| Dec 19, 1985 | Farmers State Bank | $12.5M |
| Dec 19, 1985 | Bank of Panama | $4.4M |
| Dec 19, 1985 | Farmers & Merchants Bank | $3.3M |
| Dec 13, 1985 | The First National Bank in Lincoln County | $32.0M |
| Dec 13, 1985 | Lake National Bank | $19.8M |
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