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Sentinel Bank

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Closed January 31, 1992 · Hartford, CT · FDIC Cert #27000.

Closing date
January 31, 1992
Headquarters
Hartford, CT
FDIC Certificate
27000
Total assets at closing
$74.8M
Total deposits at closing
$73.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$27.5M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Society for Savings

Context

On January 31, 1992, regulators closed Sentinel Bank, headquartered in Hartford, CT. At closing, the institution held approximately $74.8M in assets and $73.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names Society for Savings as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $27.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 1377th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 103rd of 179 in 1992. 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 Sentinel Bank fail?

Sentinel Bank was closed by regulators on January 31, 1992.

Who acquired Sentinel Bank?

The FDIC record names Society for Savings as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Sentinel Bank.

How big was Sentinel Bank when it failed?

Sentinel Bank had approximately $74.8M in total assets and $73.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1992

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 18, 1992 The Rushville National Bank Rushville, IN $41.6M
Dec 18, 1992 The Bremen State Bank Bremen, KS $2.7M
Dec 11, 1992 Meritor Savings Bank Philadelphia, PA $4.13B
Dec 11, 1992 Eastland Savings Bank Woonsocket, RI $515.3M
Dec 11, 1992 Eastland Bank Woonsocket, RI $85.4M
Dec 11, 1992 Sailors & Merchants B&T Co. Vienna, VA $34.8M
Dec 8, 1992 Palm Beach FSA Palm Beach Garden, FL $59.4M
Dec 4, 1992 Carteret FSB Madison, NJ $4.83B