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Bank Failure

Peninsula S & La

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Closed May 4, 1990 · South San Francisco, CA · FDIC Cert #31982.

Closing date
May 4, 1990
Headquarters
South San Francisco, CA
FDIC Certificate
31982
Total assets at closing
$51.8M
Total deposits at closing
$46.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.5M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Westcal NB

Context

On May 4, 1990, regulators closed Peninsula S & La, headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $51.8M in assets and $46.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Westcal NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $1.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 1621st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 216th 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 Peninsula S & La fail?

Peninsula S & La was closed by regulators on May 4, 1990.

Who acquired Peninsula S & La?

The FDIC record names Westcal NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Peninsula S & La.

How big was Peninsula S & La when it failed?

Peninsula S & La had approximately $51.8M in total assets and $46.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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