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MT. Whitney S&LA

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Closed February 12, 1986 · Exeter, CA · FDIC Cert #32058.

Closing date
February 12, 1986
Headquarters
Exeter, CA
FDIC Certificate
32058
Total assets (last filing before closing)
$81.6M
Total deposits (last filing before closing)
$83.9M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$29.8M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Guardian S&LA

Context

On February 12, 1986, regulators closed MT. Whitney S&LA, headquartered in Exeter, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $81.6M in assets and $83.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names Guardian S&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $29.8M.

By total assets in its last filing before closing, this is the 1326th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 28th 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, in nominal dollars, and can differ from the balance on the closing day.

Common questions

When did MT. Whitney S&LA fail?

MT. Whitney S&LA was closed by regulators on February 12, 1986.

Who acquired MT. Whitney S&LA?

The FDIC record names Guardian S&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution of MT. Whitney S&LA.

How big was MT. Whitney S&LA when it failed?

MT. Whitney S&LA had approximately $81.6M in total assets and $83.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

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