Data / Bank failures / 1991 / Far West FSB
Far West FSB, Portland, OR: failed May 23, 1991
Far West FSB in Portland, Oregon, failed on May 23, 1991. It held $2.07 billion in assets and $1.29 billion in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $313.6 million (15.1% of its assets). By assets it was the 13th largest of 271 banks closed or assisted in 1991.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 23, 1991
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- None, NA
- Total assets
- $2,070,002,000
- Total deposits
- $1,286,017,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $313,560,057 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings bank
- Insurance fund
- RTC
- FDIC certificate
- 29202
Other bank failures in Oregon, 1989 to 1993
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ben Franklin FS & La | Portland | February 21, 1990 | $4.62 billion | $3.22 billion | $132,513 | Bank of America, FSB |
| Family Federal Savings | Dallas | January 11, 1990 | $164.2 million | $100.7 million | $4.2 million | Washington FS&LA |
All bank failures in 1991 · All bank failures in Oregon · The full failed bank list
Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-24. 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.