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San Marino S&LA

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Closed December 7, 1984 · San Marino, CA · FDIC Cert #31987.

Closing date
December 7, 1984
Headquarters
San Marino, CA
FDIC Certificate
31987
Total assets at closing
$856.8M
Total deposits at closing
$212.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$263.1M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On December 7, 1984, regulators closed San Marino S&LA, headquartered in San Marino, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $856.8M in assets and $212.2M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $263.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 246th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 1st of 83 in 1984. 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 Marino S&LA fail?

San Marino S&LA was closed by regulators on December 7, 1984.

How big was San Marino S&LA when it failed?

San Marino S&LA had approximately $856.8M in total assets and $212.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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