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Bank Failure

St. Louis County Savings Assoc.

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Closed January 11, 1990 · Ferguson, MO · FDIC Cert #28928.

Closing date
January 11, 1990
Headquarters
Ferguson, MO
FDIC Certificate
28928
Total assets at closing
$85.8M
Total deposits at closing
$81.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not available (the FDIC feed's figure of $9K is not consistent with a failure of this size)
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
South Side NB in St. Louis

Context

On January 11, 1990, regulators closed St. Louis County Savings Assoc., headquartered in Ferguson, MO. At closing, the institution held approximately $85.8M in assets and $81.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names South Side NB in St. Louis as the acquiring institution in the resolution.

By assets at closing this is the 1289th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 163rd 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 St. Louis County Savings Assoc. fail?

St. Louis County Savings Assoc. was closed by regulators on January 11, 1990.

Who acquired St. Louis County Savings Assoc.?

The FDIC record names South Side NB in St. Louis as the acquiring institution in the resolution of St. Louis County Savings Assoc.

How big was St. Louis County Savings Assoc. when it failed?

St. Louis County Savings Assoc. had approximately $85.8M in total assets and $81.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1990

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 28, 1990 Capitol Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA $485.6M
Dec 28, 1990 Southern FS New Orleans, LA $230.8M
Dec 28, 1990 First FS & La of Andalusia Andalusia, AL $38.7M
Dec 27, 1990 Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. Chicago, IL $432.6M
Dec 21, 1990 Arkansas FSB Little Rock, AR $71.7M
Dec 15, 1990 Mid-America FS & La Columbus, OH $1.21B
Dec 14, 1990 Community FS & La St. Louis, MO $1.98B
Dec 14, 1990 Comfed Savings Bank Lowell, MA $1.40B