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Unity BK & TR Company

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Closed July 30, 1982 · Boston, MA · FDIC Cert #19831.

Closing date
July 30, 1982
Headquarters
Boston, MA
FDIC Certificate
19831
Total assets at closing
$12.8M
Total deposits at closing
$11.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.8M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Boston Bank of Commerce

Context

On July 30, 1982, regulators closed Unity BK & TR Company, headquartered in Boston, MA. At closing, the institution held approximately $12.8M in assets and $11.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names Boston Bank of Commerce as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $2.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2649th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 24th of 34 in 1982. 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 Unity BK & TR Company fail?

Unity BK & TR Company was closed by regulators on July 30, 1982.

Who acquired Unity BK & TR Company?

The FDIC record names Boston Bank of Commerce as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Unity BK & TR Company.

How big was Unity BK & TR Company when it failed?

Unity BK & TR Company had approximately $12.8M in total assets and $11.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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