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Santa Paula S & La

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Closed September 27, 1991 · Santa Paula, CA · FDIC Cert #27867.

Closing date
September 27, 1991
Headquarters
Santa Paula, CA
FDIC Certificate
27867
Total assets at closing
$280.7M
Total deposits at closing
$242.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$6.9M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Bank of Levy

Context

On September 27, 1991, regulators closed Santa Paula S & La, headquartered in Santa Paula, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $280.7M in assets and $242.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names Bank of Levy as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $6.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 588th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 72nd of 268 in 1991. 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 Santa Paula S & La fail?

Santa Paula S & La was closed by regulators on September 27, 1991.

Who acquired Santa Paula S & La?

The FDIC record names Bank of Levy as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Santa Paula S & La.

How big was Santa Paula S & La when it failed?

Santa Paula S & La had approximately $280.7M in total assets and $242.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

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