Bank Failure
The Landmark Bank
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Closed March 28, 1991 · Hartford, CT · FDIC Cert #25817.
- Closing date
- March 28, 1991
- Headquarters
- Hartford, CT
- FDIC Certificate
- 25817
- Total assets at closing
- $227.9M
- Total deposits at closing
- $219.9M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $53.3M
- Insurance fund
- Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- People's Bank
Context
On March 28, 1991, regulators closed The Landmark Bank, headquartered in Hartford, CT. At closing, the institution held approximately $227.9M in assets and $219.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names People's Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $53.3M.
By assets at closing this is the 687th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 82nd of 268 in 1991. 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 Landmark Bank fail?
The Landmark Bank was closed by regulators on March 28, 1991.
Who acquired The Landmark Bank?
The FDIC record names People's Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Landmark Bank.
How big was The Landmark Bank when it failed?
The Landmark Bank had approximately $227.9M in total assets and $219.9M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1991
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1991 | North Ridge Bank | $94.3M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Investors FSB | $2.06B |
| Dec 13, 1991 | The Bank Mart | $578.2M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Merchants National Bank | $153.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Bank of East Hartford | $36.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Federal Finance & Mortgage, LTD | $7.7M |
| Dec 12, 1991 | Granite Co-Operative Bank | $103.8M |
| Dec 6, 1991 | Saybrook Bank and Trust Company | $77.3M |
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