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University Federal Savings

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Closed February 14, 1989 · Houston, TX · FDIC Cert #30685.

Closing date
February 14, 1989
Headquarters
Houston, TX
FDIC Certificate
30685
Total assets at closing
$4.48B
Total deposits at closing
$3.78B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.18B
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
NCNB Texas National Bank

Context

On February 14, 1989, regulators closed University Federal Savings, headquartered in Houston, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $4.48B in assets and $3.78B in deposits. The FDIC record names NCNB Texas National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $2.18B.

By assets at closing this is the 45th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 6th 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 University Federal Savings fail?

University Federal Savings was closed by regulators on February 14, 1989.

Who acquired University Federal Savings?

The FDIC record names NCNB Texas National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of University Federal Savings.

How big was University Federal Savings when it failed?

University Federal Savings had approximately $4.48B in total assets and $3.78B in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
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Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M