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Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc.

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Closed March 9, 1989 · Woodland Park, CO · FDIC Cert #32046.

Closing date
March 9, 1989
Headquarters
Woodland Park, CO
FDIC Certificate
32046
Total assets at closing
$18.2M
Total deposits at closing
$18.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$10.2M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Mountain NB

Context

On March 9, 1989, regulators closed Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc., headquartered in Woodland Park, CO. At closing, the institution held approximately $18.2M in assets and $18.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Mountain NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $10.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 2412th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 450th of 530 in 1989. 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 Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc. fail?

Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc. was closed by regulators on March 9, 1989.

Who acquired Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc.?

The FDIC record names Mountain NB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc.

How big was Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc. when it failed?

Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc. had approximately $18.2M in total assets and $18.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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