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Fidelity Savings Bank

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Closed February 16, 1990 · Danville, IL · FDIC Cert #28829.

Closing date
February 16, 1990
Headquarters
Danville, IL
FDIC Certificate
28829
Total assets at closing
$16.3M
Total deposits at closing
$16.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.1M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Midwest Bank

Context

On February 16, 1990, regulators closed Fidelity Savings Bank, headquartered in Danville, IL. At closing, the institution held approximately $16.3M in assets and $16.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names First Midwest Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $1.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 2484th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 327th 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 Fidelity Savings Bank fail?

Fidelity Savings Bank was closed by regulators on February 16, 1990.

Who acquired Fidelity Savings Bank?

The FDIC record names First Midwest Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Fidelity Savings Bank.

How big was Fidelity Savings Bank when it failed?

Fidelity Savings Bank had approximately $16.3M in total assets and $16.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Dec 14, 1990 Community FS & La St. Louis, MO $1.98B
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