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Founders Federal S & L

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Closed April 6, 1989 · Los Angeles, CA · FDIC Cert #31697.

Closing date
April 6, 1989
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
FDIC Certificate
31697
Total assets at closing
$134.7M
Total deposits at closing
$166.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$77.7M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Founders NB of Los Angeles

Context

On April 6, 1989, regulators closed Founders Federal S & L, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $134.7M in assets and $166.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names Founders NB of Los Angeles as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $77.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 1018th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 188th 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 Founders Federal S & L fail?

Founders Federal S & L was closed by regulators on April 6, 1989.

Who acquired Founders Federal S & L?

The FDIC record names Founders NB of Los Angeles as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Founders Federal S & L.

How big was Founders Federal S & L when it failed?

Founders Federal S & L had approximately $134.7M in total assets and $166.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
Dec 21, 1989 Silver Savings Assoc. Silver City, NM $32.2M
Dec 20, 1989 First City National Bank and Trust New York, NY $39.5M
Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M