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Pan American FSB

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Closed July 12, 1991 · San Mateo, CA · FDIC Cert #31800.

Closing date
July 12, 1991
Headquarters
San Mateo, CA
FDIC Certificate
31800
Total assets at closing
$287.2M
Total deposits at closing
$250.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$8.3M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Pan American Bank, FSB

Context

On July 12, 1991, regulators closed Pan American FSB, headquartered in San Mateo, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $287.2M in assets and $250.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Pan American Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $8.3M.

By assets at closing this is the 577th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 71st 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 Pan American FSB fail?

Pan American FSB was closed by regulators on July 12, 1991.

Who acquired Pan American FSB?

The FDIC record names Pan American Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Pan American FSB.

How big was Pan American FSB when it failed?

Pan American FSB had approximately $287.2M in total assets and $250.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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