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Bank Failure

High Lakes Community Bank

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Closed October 23, 1981 · La Pine, OR · FDIC Cert #22975.

Closing date
October 23, 1981
Headquarters
La Pine, OR
FDIC Certificate
22975
Total assets at closing
$3.7M
Total deposits at closing
$3.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.2M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Prineville Bank

Context

On October 23, 1981, regulators closed High Lakes Community Bank, headquartered in La Pine, OR. At closing, the institution held approximately $3.7M in assets and $3.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Prineville Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $1.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 3044th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 9th of 9 in 1981. 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 High Lakes Community Bank fail?

High Lakes Community Bank was closed by regulators on October 23, 1981.

Who acquired High Lakes Community Bank?

The FDIC record names Prineville Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of High Lakes Community Bank.

How big was High Lakes Community Bank when it failed?

High Lakes Community Bank had approximately $3.7M in total assets and $3.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1981

Date Bank HQ Assets
Oct 30, 1981 Midtown National Bank Pueblo, CO $10.6M
Sep 25, 1981 Southwestern Bank Tucson, AZ $5.3M
Sep 8, 1981 First FS&LA of Rochester Rochester, NY $1.20B
Jun 19, 1981 Northwest Commerce Bank North Bend, OR $6.7M
May 18, 1981 Economy S&LA Chicago, IL $73.9M
Mar 17, 1981 Peoples Banking Company Boston, GA $8.4M
Mar 14, 1981 The Des Plaines Bank Des Plaines, IL $46.5M
Mar 14, 1981 South Side Bank Chicago, IL $27.5M