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Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co

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Closed August 30, 1991 · Milford, NH · FDIC Cert #26792.

Closing date
August 30, 1991
Headquarters
Milford, NH
FDIC Certificate
26792
Total assets at closing
$49.9M
Total deposits at closing
$59.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$23.9M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Peterborough Savings Bank

Context

On August 30, 1991, regulators closed Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co, headquartered in Milford, NH. At closing, the institution held approximately $49.9M in assets and $59.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names Peterborough Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $23.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 1656th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 171st 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 Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co fail?

Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co was closed by regulators on August 30, 1991.

Who acquired Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co?

The FDIC record names Peterborough Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co.

How big was Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co when it failed?

Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co had approximately $49.9M in total assets and $59.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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