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United FSB

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Closed August 30, 1991 · Prestonsburg, KY · FDIC Cert #30961.

Closing date
August 30, 1991
Headquarters
Prestonsburg, KY
FDIC Certificate
30961
Total assets at closing
$39.9M
Total deposits at closing
$39.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not available (the FDIC feed's figure of $0 is not consistent with a failure of this size)
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Pikeville NB&TC

Context

On August 30, 1991, regulators closed United FSB, headquartered in Prestonsburg, KY. At closing, the institution held approximately $39.9M in assets and $39.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Pikeville NB&TC as the acquiring institution in the resolution.

By assets at closing this is the 1814th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 187th 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 United FSB fail?

United FSB was closed by regulators on August 30, 1991.

Who acquired United FSB?

The FDIC record names Pikeville NB&TC as the acquiring institution in the resolution of United FSB.

How big was United FSB when it failed?

United FSB had approximately $39.9M in total assets and $39.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

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