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Security Savings & Loan

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Closed April 12, 1991 · Waterbury, CT · FDIC Cert #32054.

Closing date
April 12, 1991
Headquarters
Waterbury, CT
FDIC Certificate
32054
Total assets at closing
$143.2M
Total deposits at closing
$129.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$50.0M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
American Bank of CT

Context

On April 12, 1991, regulators closed Security Savings & Loan, headquartered in Waterbury, CT. At closing, the institution held approximately $143.2M in assets and $129.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names American Bank of CT as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $50.0M.

By assets at closing this is the 971st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 105th 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 Security Savings & Loan fail?

Security Savings & Loan was closed by regulators on April 12, 1991.

Who acquired Security Savings & Loan?

The FDIC record names American Bank of CT as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Security Savings & Loan.

How big was Security Savings & Loan when it failed?

Security Savings & Loan had approximately $143.2M in total assets and $129.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

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