Data / Bank failures / 1990 / Ambassador FS & La
Ambassador FS & La, Tamarac, FL: failed August 24, 1990
Ambassador FS & La in Tamarac, Florida, failed on August 24, 1990. Bank of North America of Miami, FL, took over its deposits. It held $184.1 million in assets and $162 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $52.1 million (28.3% of its assets). By assets it was the 99th largest of 382 banks closed or assisted in 1990.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- August 24, 1990
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Bank of North America, Miami, FL
- Total assets
- $184,143,000
- Total deposits
- $161,964,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $52,119,351 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- RTC
- FDIC certificate
- 32220
Other bank failures in Florida, 1988 to 1992
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Fsa | Palm Beach Garden | December 8, 1992 | $59.4 million | $54.4 million | $20.9 million | Southbank, A FSB |
| Jacksonville Fsa | Jacksonville | June 26, 1992 | $150.9 million | $147.5 million | $25.3 million | First Union NB of FL |
| Security First FS & La | Daytona Beach | April 10, 1992 | $1.01 billion | $904.2 million | $24.1 million | First Union NB of FL |
| Flagler FS & La | Miami | March 27, 1992 | $1.60 billion | $1.49 billion | $101.6 million | First Union NB of FL |
| National City Bank | Coral Springs | February 21, 1992 | $19 million | $18.6 million | $2.6 million | Intercontinental Bank |
| United Savings of America, FA | Melbourne | February 7, 1992 | $327.2 million | $293.4 million | $15.4 million | Barnett Bank of Central FL |
| Merchants National Bank | Fort Myers | February 7, 1992 | $35.1 million | $35.3 million | $5.2 million | Founders National Trust |
| Security Fsa | Panama City | January 31, 1992 | $107.1 million | $100.4 million | $16 million |
Other failed banks Bank of North America took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Commercial Bank of Florida | Boca Raton | FL | December 14, 1990 | $171.6 million | $164.1 million | $27.3 million | Bank of North America |
| Bank M | Miami | FL | June 15, 1990 | $10.7 million | $10.7 million | $3.9 million | Bank of North America |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.