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Hill Financial Sa

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Closed March 9, 1989 · Red Hill, PA · FDIC Cert #30204.

Closing date
March 9, 1989
Headquarters
Red Hill, PA
FDIC Certificate
30204
Total assets at closing
$3.00B
Total deposits at closing
$2.47B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$730.7M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Meridian Financial Sa, F.A.

Context

On March 9, 1989, regulators closed Hill Financial Sa, headquartered in Red Hill, PA. At closing, the institution held approximately $3.00B in assets and $2.47B in deposits. The FDIC record names Meridian Financial Sa, F.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $730.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 76th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 10th of 530 in 1989. 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 Hill Financial Sa fail?

Hill Financial Sa was closed by regulators on March 9, 1989.

Who acquired Hill Financial Sa?

The FDIC record names Meridian Financial Sa, F.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Hill Financial Sa.

How big was Hill Financial Sa when it failed?

Hill Financial Sa had approximately $3.00B in total assets and $2.47B in deposits at the time of failure.

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