Data / Bank failures / 1991 / Amoskeag Bank
Amoskeag Bank, Manchester, NH: failed October 10, 1991
Amoskeag Bank in Manchester, New Hampshire, failed on October 10, 1991. First NH Bank of Concord, NH, took over its deposits. It held $937.3 million in assets and $768.4 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $190.8 million (20.4% of its assets). By assets it was the 35th largest of 271 banks closed or assisted in 1991.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- October 10, 1991
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- First NH Bank, Concord, NH
- Total assets
- $937,259,000
- Total deposits
- $768,425,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $190,784,858 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings institution
- Insurance fund
- BIF
- FDIC certificate
- 17178
Other bank failures in New Hampshire, 1989 to 1993
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seacoast Savings Bank | Dover | August 28, 1992 | $84.8 million | $64.8 million | $7.1 million | First S&LA of New Hampsh |
| The Somersworth Bank | Somersworth | June 26, 1992 | $114.1 million | $113.5 million | $18.4 million | New Dartmouth Bank |
| Atlantic Trust Company | Newington | January 30, 1992 | $21.2 million | $22.7 million | $5.8 million | Fleet Bank-Nh |
| Durham Trust Company | Durham | November 15, 1991 | $71 million | $68.5 million | $6.3 million | Granite Bank |
| Iona Savings Bank | Tilton | October 11, 1991 | $31.2 million | $29.5 million | $5.3 million | First Savings and Loan Asso |
| Homebank Fsa | Gilford | October 10, 1991 | $255.1 million | $192.1 million | $16.7 million | |
| New Hampshire Savings Bank | Concord | October 10, 1991 | $1.17 billion | $947.2 million | $229.7 million | New Dartmouth Bank |
| Dartmouth Bank | Manchester | October 10, 1991 | $877.2 million | $835.3 million | $220.6 million | New Dartmouth Bank |
Other failed banks First NH Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Meridian, National Association | Hampton | NH | October 10, 1991 | $109.4 million | $105.4 million | $8.2 million | First NH Bank |
| Bankeast | Manchester | NH | October 10, 1991 | $816.8 million | $631.6 million | $64.4 million | First NH Bank |
| Nashua Trust Company | Nashua | NH | October 10, 1991 | $425.1 million | $397 million | $35.5 million | First NH Bank |
| City Bank and Trust | Claremont | NH | March 29, 1991 | $116 million | $119.4 million | $40.6 million | First NH Bank |
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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.