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Major Federal S&LA

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Closed July 25, 1986 · Cincinnati, OH · FDIC Cert #30768.

Closing date
July 25, 1986
Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH
FDIC Certificate
30768
Total assets at closing
$25.0M
Total deposits at closing
$21.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$8.8M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Charter Oak FSB

Context

On July 25, 1986, regulators closed Major Federal S&LA, headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. At closing, the institution held approximately $25.0M in assets and $21.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Charter Oak FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $8.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2176th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 85th of 162 in 1986. 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 Major Federal S&LA fail?

Major Federal S&LA was closed by regulators on July 25, 1986.

Who acquired Major Federal S&LA?

The FDIC record names Charter Oak FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Major Federal S&LA.

How big was Major Federal S&LA when it failed?

Major Federal S&LA had approximately $25.0M in total assets and $21.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

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