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Bank Failure

San Antonio Savings

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Closed March 2, 1989 · San Antonio, TX · FDIC Cert #28410.

Closing date
March 2, 1989
Headquarters
San Antonio, TX
FDIC Certificate
28410
Total assets at closing
$2.64B
Total deposits at closing
$1.95B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$821.4M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Gibraltar Bank, FSB

Context

On March 2, 1989, regulators closed San Antonio Savings, headquartered in San Antonio, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $2.64B in assets and $1.95B in deposits. The FDIC record names First Gibraltar Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $821.4M.

By assets at closing this is the 87th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 12th 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 San Antonio Savings fail?

San Antonio Savings was closed by regulators on March 2, 1989.

Who acquired San Antonio Savings?

The FDIC record names First Gibraltar Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of San Antonio Savings.

How big was San Antonio Savings when it failed?

San Antonio Savings had approximately $2.64B in total assets and $1.95B in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
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Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M