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Great American FS & La

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Closed March 16, 1990 · Corinth, MS · FDIC Cert #31828.

Closing date
March 16, 1990
Headquarters
Corinth, MS
FDIC Certificate
31828
Total assets at closing
$159.2M
Total deposits at closing
$133.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$29.8M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators). The FDIC record lists the resolution as: deposit payout.

Context

On March 16, 1990, regulators closed Great American FS & La, headquartered in Corinth, MS. At closing, the institution held approximately $159.2M in assets and $133.2M 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 $29.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 906th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 114th 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 Great American FS & La fail?

Great American FS & La was closed by regulators on March 16, 1990.

How big was Great American FS & La when it failed?

Great American FS & La had approximately $159.2M in total assets and $133.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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