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San Antonio Savings (San Antonio, TX) — failed March 2, 1989

San Antonio Savings of San Antonio, Texas was closed on March 2, 1989 and resolved through a purchase and assumption. First Gibraltar Bank, FSB (TX) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $2.6B in assets and $1.9B in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $821.4M (31.1% of assets).

Closing date
March 2, 1989
FDIC certificate #
28410
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (failure)
Acquiring institution
First Gibraltar Bank, FSB
Insurance fund
RTC

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