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Sun Federal Savings Assoc.

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Closed March 16, 1990 · Fort Dodge, IA · FDIC Cert #31547.

Closing date
March 16, 1990
Headquarters
Fort Dodge, IA
FDIC Certificate
31547
Total assets at closing
$24.3M
Total deposits at closing
$19.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.8M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Ida County State Bank

Context

On March 16, 1990, regulators closed Sun Federal Savings Assoc., headquartered in Fort Dodge, IA. At closing, the institution held approximately $24.3M in assets and $19.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Ida County State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $1.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2194th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 295th 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 Sun Federal Savings Assoc. fail?

Sun Federal Savings Assoc. was closed by regulators on March 16, 1990.

Who acquired Sun Federal Savings Assoc.?

The FDIC record names Ida County State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Sun Federal Savings Assoc.

How big was Sun Federal Savings Assoc. when it failed?

Sun Federal Savings Assoc. had approximately $24.3M in total assets and $19.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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