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Pacific Coast S & La

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Closed March 16, 1990 · San Francisco, CA · FDIC Cert #32097.

Closing date
March 16, 1990
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
FDIC Certificate
32097
Total assets at closing
$1.04B
Total deposits at closing
$633.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$55.7M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
East-West FB, FSB

Context

On March 16, 1990, regulators closed Pacific Coast S & La, headquartered in San Francisco, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $1.04B in assets and $633.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names East-West FB, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $55.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 202nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 28th 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 Pacific Coast S & La fail?

Pacific Coast S & La was closed by regulators on March 16, 1990.

Who acquired Pacific Coast S & La?

The FDIC record names East-West FB, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Pacific Coast S & La.

How big was Pacific Coast S & La when it failed?

Pacific Coast S & La had approximately $1.04B in total assets and $633.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
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