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Sentinel FS & La

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Closed February 2, 1990 · Phoenix, AZ · FDIC Cert #32261.

Closing date
February 2, 1990
Headquarters
Phoenix, AZ
FDIC Certificate
32261
Total assets at closing
$174.9M
Total deposits at closing
$170.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$39.3M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Biltmore Investors Bank, N.A.

Context

On February 2, 1990, regulators closed Sentinel FS & La, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. At closing, the institution held approximately $174.9M in assets and $170.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names Biltmore Investors Bank, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $39.3M.

By assets at closing this is the 844th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 103rd of 381 in 1990. 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 FS & La fail?

Sentinel FS & La was closed by regulators on February 2, 1990.

Who acquired Sentinel FS & La?

The FDIC record names Biltmore Investors Bank, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Sentinel FS & La.

How big was Sentinel FS & La when it failed?

Sentinel FS & La had approximately $174.9M in total assets and $170.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

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