Bank Failure
The Sterlington Bank
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Closed July 13, 1989 · Sterlington, LA · FDIC Cert #16839.
- Closing date
- July 13, 1989
- Headquarters
- Sterlington, LA
- FDIC Certificate
- 16839
- Total assets at closing
- $15.2M
- Total deposits at closing
- $14.6M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $4.2M
- Insurance fund
- FDIC insurance fund
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Bank of St. Joseph & Trust
Context
On July 13, 1989, regulators closed The Sterlington Bank, headquartered in Sterlington, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $15.2M in assets and $14.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names Bank of St. Joseph & Trust as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $4.2M.
By assets at closing this is the 2527th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 464th of 530 in 1989. 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 Sterlington Bank fail?
The Sterlington Bank was closed by regulators on July 13, 1989.
Who acquired The Sterlington Bank?
The FDIC record names Bank of St. Joseph & Trust as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Sterlington Bank.
How big was The Sterlington Bank when it failed?
The Sterlington Bank had approximately $15.2M in total assets and $14.6M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1989
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1989 | Columbia FSA | $77.1M |
| Dec 21, 1989 | Silver Savings Assoc. | $32.2M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | First City National Bank and Trust | $39.5M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | United Community Bank | $32.3M |
| Dec 15, 1989 | First American Bank and Trust | $1.38B |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings | $585.8M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Louisiana Savings Assn. | $449.3M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | First Acadiana Bank | $46.8M |
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