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The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit

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Closed July 7, 1994 · Meriden, CT · FDIC Cert #20442.

Closing date
July 7, 1994
Headquarters
Meriden, CT
FDIC Certificate
20442
Total assets at closing
$3.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not published (the FDIC feed carries no estimate for this failure)
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
People's Savings Bank & Tru

Context

On July 7, 1994, regulators closed The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit, headquartered in Meriden, CT. At closing, the institution held approximately $3.2M in assets. The FDIC record names People's Savings Bank & Tru as the acquiring institution in the resolution.

By assets at closing this is the 3055th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 15th of 15 in 1994. 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 Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit fail?

The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit was closed by regulators on July 7, 1994.

Who acquired The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit?

The FDIC record names People's Savings Bank & Tru as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit.

How big was The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit when it failed?

The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit had approximately $3.2M in total assets at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1994 Cornerstone Bank FSB Mission Viejo, CA $44.3M
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Aug 12, 1994 Bank of Newport Newport Beach, CA $167.8M
Jul 29, 1994 Commerce Bank Newport Beach, CA $142.3M
Jul 29, 1994 Western Community Bank Corona, CA $54.0M
Jul 15, 1994 Bank of San Pedro Los Angeles, CA $132.6M
Jul 8, 1994 Pioneer Bank Fullerton, CA $133.2M