Bank Failure
Germania Bank, FSB
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Closed June 22, 1990 · Alton, IL · FDIC Cert #30353.
- Closing date
- June 22, 1990
- Headquarters
- Alton, IL
- FDIC Certificate
- 30353
- Total assets at closing
- $785.5M
- Total deposits at closing
- $663.3M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $60.7M
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Mercantile Bank of St. Loui
Context
On June 22, 1990, regulators closed Germania Bank, FSB, headquartered in Alton, IL. At closing, the institution held approximately $785.5M in assets and $663.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Mercantile Bank of St. Loui as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $60.7M.
By assets at closing this is the 265th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 37th 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 Germania Bank, FSB fail?
Germania Bank, FSB was closed by regulators on June 22, 1990.
Who acquired Germania Bank, FSB?
The FDIC record names Mercantile Bank of St. Loui as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Germania Bank, FSB.
How big was Germania Bank, FSB when it failed?
Germania Bank, FSB had approximately $785.5M in total assets and $663.3M in deposits at the time of failure.
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|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1990 | Capitol Bank and Trust Company | $485.6M |
| Dec 28, 1990 | Southern FS | $230.8M |
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| Dec 27, 1990 | Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. | $432.6M |
| Dec 21, 1990 | Arkansas FSB | $71.7M |
| Dec 15, 1990 | Mid-America FS & La | $1.21B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Community FS & La | $1.98B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Comfed Savings Bank | $1.40B |
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