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United FSB

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Closed July 31, 1990 · Vienna, VA · FDIC Cert #31444.

Closing date
July 31, 1990
Headquarters
Vienna, VA
FDIC Certificate
31444
Total assets at closing
$415.6M
Total deposits at closing
$352.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$134.5M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Crestar Bank

Context

On July 31, 1990, regulators closed United FSB, headquartered in Vienna, VA. At closing, the institution held approximately $415.6M in assets and $352.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names Crestar Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $134.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 441st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 56th 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 United FSB fail?

United FSB was closed by regulators on July 31, 1990.

Who acquired United FSB?

The FDIC record names Crestar Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of United FSB.

How big was United FSB when it failed?

United FSB had approximately $415.6M in total assets and $352.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

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