Bank Failure
First City Federal S & L
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Closed August 7, 1989 · Baton Rouge, LA · FDIC Cert #32091.
- Closing date
- August 7, 1989
- Headquarters
- Baton Rouge, LA
- FDIC Certificate
- 32091
- Total assets at closing
- $22.2M
- Total deposits at closing
- $25.1M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $11.9M
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Equitable Trust S&LA
Context
On August 7, 1989, regulators closed First City Federal S & L, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $22.2M in assets and $25.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Equitable Trust S&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $11.9M.
By assets at closing this is the 2263rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 428th of 530 in 1989. 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 City Federal S & L fail?
First City Federal S & L was closed by regulators on August 7, 1989.
Who acquired First City Federal S & L?
The FDIC record names Equitable Trust S&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First City Federal S & L.
How big was First City Federal S & L when it failed?
First City Federal S & L had approximately $22.2M in total assets and $25.1M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1989
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1989 | Columbia FSA | $77.1M |
| Dec 21, 1989 | Silver Savings Assoc. | $32.2M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | First City National Bank and Trust | $39.5M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | United Community Bank | $32.3M |
| Dec 15, 1989 | First American Bank and Trust | $1.38B |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings | $585.8M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Louisiana Savings Assn. | $449.3M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | First Acadiana Bank | $46.8M |
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