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Florida Federal Savings Bank

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Closed November 9, 1990 · St. Petersburg, FL · FDIC Cert #28608.

Closing date
November 9, 1990
Headquarters
St. Petersburg, FL
FDIC Certificate
28608
Total assets at closing
$4.12B
Total deposits at closing
$2.27B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$393.6M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Union Corp.

Context

On November 9, 1990, regulators closed Florida Federal Savings Bank, headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL. At closing, the institution held approximately $4.12B in assets and $2.27B in deposits. The FDIC record names First Union Corp. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $393.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 50th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 10th 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 Florida Federal Savings Bank fail?

Florida Federal Savings Bank was closed by regulators on November 9, 1990.

Who acquired Florida Federal Savings Bank?

The FDIC record names First Union Corp. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Florida Federal Savings Bank.

How big was Florida Federal Savings Bank when it failed?

Florida Federal Savings Bank had approximately $4.12B in total assets and $2.27B in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1990

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
Dec 28, 1990 First FS & La of Andalusia Andalusia, AL $38.7M
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