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Goldome FSB

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Closed May 31, 1991 · St. Petersburg, FL · FDIC Cert #31168.

Closing date
May 31, 1991
Headquarters
St. Petersburg, FL
FDIC Certificate
31168
Total assets at closing
$1.48B
Total deposits at closing
$1.32B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$96.9M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First of America Bank/FL, F

Context

On May 31, 1991, regulators closed Goldome FSB, headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL. At closing, the institution held approximately $1.48B in assets and $1.32B in deposits. The FDIC record names First of America Bank/FL, F as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $96.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 153rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 20th of 268 in 1991. 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 Goldome FSB fail?

Goldome FSB was closed by regulators on May 31, 1991.

Who acquired Goldome FSB?

The FDIC record names First of America Bank/FL, F as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Goldome FSB.

How big was Goldome FSB when it failed?

Goldome FSB had approximately $1.48B in total assets and $1.32B in deposits at the time of failure.

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