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Security Fed. S & L Assoc.

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Closed August 17, 1989 · Peoria, IL · FDIC Cert #29850.

Closing date
August 17, 1989
Headquarters
Peoria, IL
FDIC Certificate
29850
Total assets at closing
$318.3M
Total deposits at closing
$231.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$23.5M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Financial Bank, FSB

Context

On August 17, 1989, regulators closed Security Fed. S & L Assoc., headquartered in Peoria, IL. At closing, the institution held approximately $318.3M in assets and $231.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names First Financial Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $23.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 535th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 88th 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 Security Fed. S & L Assoc. fail?

Security Fed. S & L Assoc. was closed by regulators on August 17, 1989.

Who acquired Security Fed. S & L Assoc.?

The FDIC record names First Financial Bank, FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Security Fed. S & L Assoc.

How big was Security Fed. S & L Assoc. when it failed?

Security Fed. S & L Assoc. had approximately $318.3M in total assets and $231.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

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