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Amerifirst Federal Savings (Miami, FL) — failed March 15, 1991

Amerifirst Federal Savings of Miami, Florida was closed on March 15, 1991 and resolved through a purchase and assumption. Great Western Bank, FSB (CA) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $3.6B in assets and $2.9B in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $557.5M (15.6% of assets).

Closing date
March 15, 1991
FDIC certificate #
28683
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (failure)
Acquiring institution
Great Western Bank, FSB
Insurance fund
RTC

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