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Bank Failure

Shore Bank & Trust Co.

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Closed April 24, 1992 · Lynn, MA · FDIC Cert #27002.

Closing date
April 24, 1992
Headquarters
Lynn, MA
FDIC Certificate
27002
Total assets at closing
$183.2M
Total deposits at closing
$184.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$70.6M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Eastern Bank

Context

On April 24, 1992, regulators closed Shore Bank & Trust Co., headquartered in Lynn, MA. At closing, the institution held approximately $183.2M in assets and $184.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Eastern Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $70.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 822nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 65th 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 Shore Bank & Trust Co. fail?

Shore Bank & Trust Co. was closed by regulators on April 24, 1992.

Who acquired Shore Bank & Trust Co.?

The FDIC record names Eastern Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Shore Bank & Trust Co.

How big was Shore Bank & Trust Co. when it failed?

Shore Bank & Trust Co. had approximately $183.2M in total assets and $184.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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