Bank Failure
New Heritage Bank
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Closed March 6, 1992 · Lawrence, MA · FDIC Cert #27092.
- Closing date
- March 6, 1992
- Headquarters
- Lawrence, MA
- FDIC Certificate
- 27092
- Total assets at closing
- $99.8M
- Total deposits at closing
- $99.9M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $19.3M
- Insurance fund
- Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- First NB of Boston
Context
On March 6, 1992, regulators closed New Heritage Bank, headquartered in Lawrence, MA. At closing, the institution held approximately $99.8M in assets and $99.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names First NB of Boston as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $19.3M.
By assets at closing this is the 1202nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 88th of 179 in 1992. 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 New Heritage Bank fail?
New Heritage Bank was closed by regulators on March 6, 1992.
Who acquired New Heritage Bank?
The FDIC record names First NB of Boston as the acquiring institution in the resolution of New Heritage Bank.
How big was New Heritage Bank when it failed?
New Heritage Bank had approximately $99.8M in total assets and $99.9M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1992
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1992 | The Rushville National Bank | $41.6M |
| Dec 18, 1992 | The Bremen State Bank | $2.7M |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Meritor Savings Bank | $4.13B |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Eastland Savings Bank | $515.3M |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Eastland Bank | $85.4M |
| Dec 11, 1992 | Sailors & Merchants B&T Co. | $34.8M |
| Dec 8, 1992 | Palm Beach FSA | $59.4M |
| Dec 4, 1992 | Carteret FSB | $4.83B |
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