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The Permanent Savings Bank

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Closed July 13, 1990 · Niagara Falls, NY · FDIC Cert #22583.

Closing date
July 13, 1990
Headquarters
Niagara Falls, NY
FDIC Certificate
22583
Total assets at closing
$330.0M
Total deposits at closing
$319.3M
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
Key Bank of Western New Yor

Context

On July 13, 1990, regulators closed The Permanent Savings Bank, headquartered in Niagara Falls, NY. At closing, the institution held approximately $330.0M in assets and $319.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Key Bank of Western New Yor as the acquiring institution in the resolution.

By assets at closing this is the 520th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 68th 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 The Permanent Savings Bank fail?

The Permanent Savings Bank was closed by regulators on July 13, 1990.

Who acquired The Permanent Savings Bank?

The FDIC record names Key Bank of Western New Yor as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Permanent Savings Bank.

How big was The Permanent Savings Bank when it failed?

The Permanent Savings Bank had approximately $330.0M in total assets and $319.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1990

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 28, 1990 Capitol Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA $485.6M
Dec 28, 1990 Southern FS New Orleans, LA $230.8M
Dec 28, 1990 First FS & La of Andalusia Andalusia, AL $38.7M
Dec 27, 1990 Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. Chicago, IL $432.6M
Dec 21, 1990 Arkansas FSB Little Rock, AR $71.7M
Dec 15, 1990 Mid-America FS & La Columbus, OH $1.21B
Dec 14, 1990 Community FS & La St. Louis, MO $1.98B
Dec 14, 1990 Comfed Savings Bank Lowell, MA $1.40B