Bank Failure
Mercantile Savings Bank
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Closed April 19, 1991 · Southaven, MS · FDIC Cert #31914.
- Closing date
- April 19, 1991
- Headquarters
- Southaven, MS
- FDIC Certificate
- 31914
- Total assets at closing
- $33.8M
- Total deposits at closing
- $34.0M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $9.1M
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- First TN Bank Na, Ms
Context
On April 19, 1991, regulators closed Mercantile Savings Bank, headquartered in Southaven, MS. At closing, the institution held approximately $33.8M in assets and $34.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names First TN Bank Na, Ms as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $9.1M.
By assets at closing this is the 1945th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 198th 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 Mercantile Savings Bank fail?
Mercantile Savings Bank was closed by regulators on April 19, 1991.
Who acquired Mercantile Savings Bank?
The FDIC record names First TN Bank Na, Ms as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Mercantile Savings Bank.
How big was Mercantile Savings Bank when it failed?
Mercantile Savings Bank had approximately $33.8M in total assets and $34.0M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1991
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1991 | North Ridge Bank | $94.3M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Investors FSB | $2.06B |
| Dec 13, 1991 | The Bank Mart | $578.2M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Merchants National Bank | $153.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Bank of East Hartford | $36.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Federal Finance & Mortgage, LTD | $7.7M |
| Dec 12, 1991 | Granite Co-Operative Bank | $103.8M |
| Dec 6, 1991 | Saybrook Bank and Trust Company | $77.3M |
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