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Old Borough Savings & Loan

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Closed December 14, 1990 · Trenton, NJ · FDIC Cert #30645.

Closing date
December 14, 1990
Headquarters
Trenton, NJ
FDIC Certificate
30645
Total assets at closing
$133.5M
Total deposits at closing
$117.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not available (the FDIC feed's figure of $6K is not consistent with a failure of this size)
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
New Jersey NB

Context

On December 14, 1990, regulators closed Old Borough Savings & Loan, headquartered in Trenton, NJ. At closing, the institution held approximately $133.5M in assets and $117.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names New Jersey NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution.

By assets at closing this is the 1023rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 130th of 381 in 1990. 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 Old Borough Savings & Loan fail?

Old Borough Savings & Loan was closed by regulators on December 14, 1990.

Who acquired Old Borough Savings & Loan?

The FDIC record names New Jersey NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Old Borough Savings & Loan.

How big was Old Borough Savings & Loan when it failed?

Old Borough Savings & Loan had approximately $133.5M in total assets and $117.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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