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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK

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Circular No. 10531
April 16, 1992

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Closing of Fairfield County Trust Company and
Metrobank Federal Savings and Loan Association
To All Depository Institutions, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:
We have been advised of the following recent closings of depository institutions:

Fairfield County Trust Company
On April 9, 1992, the Banking Com m issioner of the State of Connecticut issued an order
providing for the closing of Fairfield County Trust Company, Stamford, Connecticut (“Fairfield”)
(routing num ber 0211-1060-7). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) was appointed
receiver and, effective the close of business April 9, 1992, transferred certain assets and liabilities
o f Fairfield to The Chase M anhattan Bank of Connecticut, N .A ., B ridgeport, Connecticut
(“C hase” ). Chase has agreed to continue receiving certain payments transactions of Fairfield,
including checks and automated clearinghouse transactions bearing the routing num ber o f Fairfield.

Metrobank Federal Savings and Loan Association
On April 10, 1992, the D irector of the Office of T hrift Supervision, D epartm ent of the
Treasury (“O TS”), declared M etrobank Federal Savings and Loan Association, Palisades Park, New
Jersey (“M etrobank”) (routing num ber 2212-7111-3) insolvent and ordered it closed. The
Resolution Trust Corporation (“ RTC” ) was appointed receiver and, effective the close of business
A pril 10, 1992, transferred certain assets and liabilities of M etrobank to First Federal Savings Bank
(of Delaware), W ilm ington, Delaware (“First Federal”). First Federal has agreed to continue
receiving certain payments transactions of M etrobank, including checks and autom ated
clearinghouse transactions bearing the routing num ber of M etrobank.




E. G e r a l d C o r r i g a n ,
President.