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Bank Failure

First Federal Savings

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Closed December 7, 1990 · Raleigh, NC · FDIC Cert #29958.

Closing date
December 7, 1990
Headquarters
Raleigh, NC
FDIC Certificate
29958
Total assets at closing
$520.4M
Total deposits at closing
$427.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$55.7M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators). The FDIC record lists the resolution as: branch sale.

Context

On December 7, 1990, regulators closed First Federal Savings, headquartered in Raleigh, NC. At closing, the institution held approximately $520.4M in assets and $427.5M in deposits. The FDIC record lists the resolution as a branch sale; no acquiring institution is named. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $55.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 366th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 47th 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 First Federal Savings fail?

First Federal Savings was closed by regulators on December 7, 1990.

How big was First Federal Savings when it failed?

First Federal Savings had approximately $520.4M in total assets and $427.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 28, 1990 Capitol Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA $485.6M
Dec 28, 1990 Southern FS New Orleans, LA $230.8M
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Dec 27, 1990 Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. Chicago, IL $432.6M
Dec 21, 1990 Arkansas FSB Little Rock, AR $71.7M
Dec 15, 1990 Mid-America FS & La Columbus, OH $1.21B
Dec 14, 1990 Community FS & La St. Louis, MO $1.98B
Dec 14, 1990 Comfed Savings Bank Lowell, MA $1.40B