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Bank Failure

Valley Commercial Bank

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Closed April 24, 1992 · Stockton, CA · FDIC Cert #23865.

Closing date
April 24, 1992
Headquarters
Stockton, CA
FDIC Certificate
23865
Total assets at closing
$30.8M
Total deposits at closing
$29.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$4.8M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Union Safe Deposit Bank

Context

On April 24, 1992, regulators closed Valley Commercial Bank, headquartered in Stockton, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $30.8M in assets and $29.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Union Safe Deposit Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $4.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2038th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 148th of 179 in 1992. 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 Valley Commercial Bank fail?

Valley Commercial Bank was closed by regulators on April 24, 1992.

Who acquired Valley Commercial Bank?

The FDIC record names Union Safe Deposit Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Valley Commercial Bank.

How big was Valley Commercial Bank when it failed?

Valley Commercial Bank had approximately $30.8M in total assets and $29.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 18, 1992 The Rushville National Bank Rushville, IN $41.6M
Dec 18, 1992 The Bremen State Bank Bremen, KS $2.7M
Dec 11, 1992 Meritor Savings Bank Philadelphia, PA $4.13B
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Dec 11, 1992 Eastland Bank Woonsocket, RI $85.4M
Dec 11, 1992 Sailors & Merchants B&T Co. Vienna, VA $34.8M
Dec 8, 1992 Palm Beach FSA Palm Beach Garden, FL $59.4M
Dec 4, 1992 Carteret FSB Madison, NJ $4.83B