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Bank Failure

Golden State FSB

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Closed August 13, 1993 · Irvine, CA · FDIC Cert #32228.

Closing date
August 13, 1993
Headquarters
Irvine, CA
FDIC Certificate
32228
Total assets at closing
$50.6M
Total deposits at closing
$46.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$4.5M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators). The FDIC record lists the resolution as: deposit payout.

Context

On August 13, 1993, regulators closed Golden State FSB, headquartered in Irvine, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $50.6M in assets and $46.6M in deposits. The FDIC record lists the resolution as a deposit payout; no acquiring institution is named. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $4.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 1644th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 24th of 50 in 1993. 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 Golden State FSB fail?

Golden State FSB was closed by regulators on August 13, 1993.

How big was Golden State FSB when it failed?

Golden State FSB had approximately $50.6M in total assets and $46.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1993

Date Bank HQ Assets
Nov 5, 1993 Century Thrift and Loan Los Angeles, CA $31.9M
Oct 29, 1993 The Bank of San Diego San Diego, CA $294.3M
Oct 21, 1993 Mid City Bank, N.A. Brea, CA $105.7M
Oct 15, 1993 Brentwood Thrift and Loan Association Los Angeles, CA $12.9M
Oct 14, 1993 Plaza Bank, N.A. of New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX $54.6M
Sep 24, 1993 Westside Bank, FSB Los Angeles, CA $81.7M
Sep 24, 1993 Western United National Bank Los Angeles, CA $23.7M
Sep 17, 1993 Regent Thrift and Loan Association San Francisco, CA $35.8M