Data / Bank failures / 1991 / Durham Trust Company
Durham Trust Company, Durham, NH: failed November 15, 1991
Durham Trust Company in Durham, New Hampshire, failed on November 15, 1991. Granite Bank of Keene, NH, took over its deposits. It held $71 million in assets and $68.5 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $6.3 million (8.9% of its assets). By assets it was the 145th largest of 271 banks closed or assisted in 1991.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- November 15, 1991
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Granite Bank, Keene, NH
- Total assets
- $71,024,000
- Total deposits
- $68,528,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $6,311,773 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- BIF
- FDIC certificate
- 16927
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 |
| 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 |
| Bank Meridian, National Association | Hampton | October 10, 1991 | $109.4 million | $105.4 million | $8.2 million | First NH Bank |
Other failed banks Granite Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Northern Coop | Keene | NH | February 20, 1991 | $114.6 million | $87 million | $25.8 million | Granite 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.