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Homestead FSA

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Closed August 30, 1991 · Middletown, PA · FDIC Cert #31588.

Closing date
August 30, 1991
Headquarters
Middletown, PA
FDIC Certificate
31588
Total assets at closing
$223.2M
Total deposits at closing
$181.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$17.5M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Farmers Trust Co.

Context

On August 30, 1991, regulators closed Homestead FSA, headquartered in Middletown, PA. At closing, the institution held approximately $223.2M in assets and $181.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Farmers Trust Co. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $17.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 707th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 86th 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 Homestead FSA fail?

Homestead FSA was closed by regulators on August 30, 1991.

Who acquired Homestead FSA?

The FDIC record names Farmers Trust Co. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Homestead FSA.

How big was Homestead FSA when it failed?

Homestead FSA had approximately $223.2M in total assets and $181.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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