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Bank Failure

Sandy State Bank

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Closed May 27, 1988 · Sandy, UT · FDIC Cert #22511.

Closing date
May 27, 1988
Headquarters
Sandy, UT
FDIC Certificate
22511
Total assets at closing
$8.9M
Total deposits at closing
$8.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.9M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Zions First National Ban

Context

On May 27, 1988, regulators closed Sandy State Bank, headquartered in Sandy, UT. At closing, the institution held approximately $8.9M in assets and $8.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Zions First National Ban as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $1.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 2830th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 216th of 232 in 1988. 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 Sandy State Bank fail?

Sandy State Bank was closed by regulators on May 27, 1988.

Who acquired Sandy State Bank?

The FDIC record names Zions First National Ban as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Sandy State Bank.

How big was Sandy State Bank when it failed?

Sandy State Bank had approximately $8.9M in total assets and $8.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1988

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1988 First Industrial Bank of Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, CO $12.5M
Dec 16, 1988 First Southwest Bank Eldorado, OK $9.8M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas National Bank Dallas, TX $37.7M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Center Center, TX $26.1M
Dec 15, 1988 Crescent City Bank & Trust Company New Orleans, LA $24.0M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas Bank of Plano Plano, TX $15.1M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Bogata Bogata, TX $13.2M
Dec 9, 1988 Silverado S&LA Denver, CO $2.32B