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Bank Failures in Maine

5 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Maine have failed since 1955. The most recent was First FSA on May 21, 1992. The worst year was 1991, with 2 failures. Failed banks held $2.37B in assets at closing.

5
Failures
1955 to 1992
$2.37B
Failed assets
At closing
$210.2M
Estimated DIF loss
FDIC estimate
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Largest bank failures in Maine

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Feb 1, 1991 Maine Savings Bank Portland $1.18B Fleet Bank of Maine
Jan 6, 1991 Maine National Bank Portland $1.05B New Maine National Bank
May 21, 1992 First FSA Lewiston $83.0M Kingfield SB
Jan 11, 1990 American FSB Sanford $51.8M Branch sale
Oct 3, 1955 Frontier Trust Company Fort Fairfield $6.0M —

Maine bank failures by year

Year Failures Failed assets
1992 1 $83.0M
1991 2 $2.23B
1990 1 $51.8M
1955 1 $6.0M

Every bank failure in Maine

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
May 21, 1992 First FSA Lewiston $83.0M Kingfield SB
Feb 1, 1991 Maine Savings Bank Portland $1.18B Fleet Bank of Maine
Jan 6, 1991 Maine National Bank Portland $1.05B New Maine National Bank
Jan 11, 1990 American FSB Sanford $51.8M Branch sale
Oct 3, 1955 Frontier Trust Company Fort Fairfield $6.0M —

Source: FDIC failed-bank list. Counts are real closures by headquarters state; FDIC open-bank assistance transactions are not failures and are excluded. Assets and deposits are as reported at closing.

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