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Regent Thrift and Loan Association, San Francisco, CA: failed September 17, 1993
Regent Thrift and Loan Association in San Francisco, California, failed on September 17, 1993. Metropolitan Bank of Oakland, CA, took over its deposits. It held $35.8 million in assets and $7.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.5 million (4.1% of its assets). By assets it was the 30th largest of 50 banks closed or assisted in 1993.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- September 17, 1993
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption of the insured deposits only
- Acquirer
- Metropolitan Bank, Oakland, CA
- Total assets
- $35,751,000
- Total deposits
- $7,228,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $1,450,134 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- BIF
- FDIC certificate
- 27174
Other bank failures in California, 1991 to 1995
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Heritage Bank | Torrance | July 28, 1995 | $147.7 million | $146.1 million | $19.3 million | California Federal Bank , A |
| Continental Savings of America | San Francisco | April 28, 1995 | $359.4 million | $357 million | $22.2 million | California FB, FSB |
| Los Angeles Thrift and Loan Company | Los Angeles | March 31, 1995 | $23.4 million | $22.3 million | $6.1 million | California Federal Bank, A |
| First Trust Bank | Ontario | March 3, 1995 | $227.7 million | $223.6 million | $25.6 million | First State Bank of Califor |
| Guardian Bank | Los Angeles | January 20, 1995 | $316.9 million | $297.9 million | $20.5 million | Imperial Bank |
| Cornerstone Bank FSB | Mission Viejo | December 16, 1994 | $44.3 million | $38.4 million | $4 million | California FB, A FSB |
| Capital Bank | Downey | August 26, 1994 | $76.9 million | $74.4 million | $17.8 million | Landmark Bank |
| Bank of Newport | Newport Beach | August 12, 1994 | $167.8 million | $161.8 million | $28.7 million | Union Bank |
Other failed banks Metropolitan Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbary Coast National Bank | San Francisco | CA | May 19, 1994 | $10.7 million | $9.3 million | $684,100 | Metropolitan 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.