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First American Banking Company

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Closed November 16, 1984 · Pendleton, OR · FDIC Cert #21016.

Closing date
November 16, 1984
Headquarters
Pendleton, OR
FDIC Certificate
21016
Total assets at closing
$18.6M
Total deposits at closing
$15.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.2M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Inland Empire Bank

Context

On November 16, 1984, regulators closed First American Banking Company, headquartered in Pendleton, OR. At closing, the institution held approximately $18.6M in assets and $15.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Inland Empire Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $2.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 2395th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 48th of 83 in 1984. 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 First American Banking Company fail?

First American Banking Company was closed by regulators on November 16, 1984.

Who acquired First American Banking Company?

The FDIC record names Inland Empire Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First American Banking Company.

How big was First American Banking Company when it failed?

First American Banking Company had approximately $18.6M in total assets and $15.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

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