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FDIC Open-Bank Assistance

The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co.

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Assistance provided October 2, 1991 · Gunnison, CO · FDIC Cert #11259.

Assistance date
October 2, 1991
Headquarters
Gunnison, CO
FDIC Certificate
11259
Total assets at the time
$20.1M
Total deposits at the time
$19.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.5M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Open-bank assistance (the institution stayed open)
Acquirer
The Gunnison Bank & Trust C

Context

On October 2, 1991, the FDIC provided open-bank assistance to The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co., headquartered in Gunnison, CO. The institution continued operating. At the time it held approximately $20.1M in assets and $19.3M in deposits. The assistance went to the bank itself; no other institution acquired it. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $1.5M.

The FDIC record for 1991 holds 268 failures and 3 open-bank assistance transactions. 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 the FDIC provide assistance to The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co.?

The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co. received FDIC open-bank assistance on October 2, 1991; it did not fail.

How big was The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co. at the time of assistance?

The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co. had approximately $20.1M in total assets and $19.3M in deposits at the time of assistance.

Bank failures in 1991

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 20, 1991 North Ridge Bank Oakland Park, FL $94.3M
Dec 13, 1991 Investors FSB Richmond, VA $2.06B
Dec 13, 1991 The Bank Mart Bridgeport, CT $578.2M
Dec 13, 1991 Merchants National Bank Leominster, MA $153.6M
Dec 13, 1991 Bank of East Hartford East Hartford, CT $36.6M
Dec 13, 1991 Federal Finance & Mortgage, LTD Honolulu, HI $7.7M
Dec 12, 1991 Granite Co-Operative Bank Quincy, MA $103.8M
Dec 6, 1991 Saybrook Bank and Trust Company Old Saybrook, CT $77.3M