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Pelican Homestead Sa

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Closed January 31, 1992 · Metairie, LA · FDIC Cert #29518.

Closing date
January 31, 1992
Headquarters
Metairie, LA
FDIC Certificate
29518
Total assets at closing
$1.28B
Total deposits at closing
$1.49B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$288.3M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Commerce Corp.

Context

On January 31, 1992, regulators closed Pelican Homestead Sa, headquartered in Metairie, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $1.28B in assets and $1.49B in deposits. The FDIC record names First Commerce Corp. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $288.3M.

By assets at closing this is the 170th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 20th 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 Pelican Homestead Sa fail?

Pelican Homestead Sa was closed by regulators on January 31, 1992.

Who acquired Pelican Homestead Sa?

The FDIC record names First Commerce Corp. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Pelican Homestead Sa.

How big was Pelican Homestead Sa when it failed?

Pelican Homestead Sa had approximately $1.28B in total assets and $1.49B in deposits at the time of failure.

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