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Bank failure · MA

Bank Five for Savings (Arlington, MA) — failed September 20, 1991

Bank Five for Savings of Arlington, Massachusetts was closed on September 20, 1991 and resolved through a purchase and assumption. Cambridge Savings Bank (MA) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $386.6M in assets and $402.7M in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $96.6M (25.0% of assets).

Closing date
September 20, 1991
FDIC certificate #
24502
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (failure)
Acquiring institution
Cambridge Savings Bank
Insurance fund
BIF

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