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First Bankamericano (Elizabth, NJ) — failed July 31, 2009

First Bankamericano of Elizabth, New Jersey was closed on July 31, 2009 and resolved through a purchase and assumption. Crown Bank (NJ) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $163.4M in assets and $155.5M in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $20.0M (12.3% of assets).

Closing date
July 31, 2009
FDIC certificate #
34270
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (failure)
Acquiring institution
Crown Bank
Insurance fund
DIF
Pre-failure filings
Last reported financials

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