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'''American Continental Corporation''' was a [[Phoenix, Arizona]]-based<ref name="alexander">Alexander, Paul (2002). [https://archive.org/details/manofpeoplelifeo00alex Man of the People: The Life of John McCain.] John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-22829-X. p. 108.</ref> [[real estate]] company of the 1970s and [[1980s]].
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Its chairman was [[Charles Keating]], who became the highest profile player who was jailed for his part in the [[Savings and loan fraud]]. The company was shielded by Senators [[John McCain]] and [[Dennis DeConcini]].<ref>https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/04/02/john-mccain-keating-five-scandal-arizona-senator/538034001/</ref>
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==History==
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The company was created in 1978<ref name="wtff-161">Alexander, Paul (2002). Man of the People: The Life of John McCain. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-22829-X. pp. 161–163.</ref> as a spin-off of [[American Financial Group]], meant to do residential [[home construction]].<ref name="wtff-161"/>  Its chairman was [[Charles Keating]],<ref name="nyt112289"/> who moved to Phoenix to run it.<ref name="wtff-161"/>
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By 1981, Keating had two thousand employees on his payroll and was one of the largest land developers in Arizona, benefiting from a home building boom in the state.<ref name="wtff-161"/>
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In February 1984, American Continental Corporation acquired the underperforming [[Lincoln Savings and Loan Association]] for $51 million.<ref name="wtff-161"/><ref name="nyt112289">https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/22/business/the-lincoln-savings-and-loan-investigation-who-is-involved.html</ref>  Much of American Continental's assets were in the form of Arizona [[real estate]], [[junk bonds]], and [[mortgage-backed securities]].<ref name="nyt041489"/>  Lincoln Savings expanded into aggressive, risky land development deals and financial arrangements, including loans due to American Continental.<ref name="wtff-161"/> For most of 1987, American Continental was profitable, but by 1988, losses mounted, due to financial troubles and other bad happenings at Lincoln Savings.<ref name="nyt041489"/>  By 1989, Lincoln made up 90&nbsp;percent of American Continental's assets.<ref name="nyt041489"/>
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On April 13, 1989, American Continental Corporation filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref name="nyt041489">https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/14/business/american-continental-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy.html</ref> It was liquidated by the court in December 1990.<ref name="liquidated">[https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/AMKKQ:US-american-continental-corp "American Continental Corp".] Bloomberg. Retrieved May 12, 2018.</ref> The loss of investors' life savings in Lincoln became one of the key events of the 1980s [[Savings and loan crisis]] and the core of the [[Keating Five]] political scandal.
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An 1,800+ linear feet collection of archival records from the American Continental Corporation is available at the [[Arizona State University]] Department of Archives and Special Collections and consists of correspondence files, architectural and land use plans, promotional and advertising materials, environmental impact reports, regulatory reports, trial records, attorneys records and financial records relating to the corporation and a number of its subsidiaries.  The records extend from approximately 1971 to 1993.  Access to certain parts of this collection are limited by court order.
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 30 April 2023

Group.png American Continental Corporation  
(Company)Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Formation1978
FounderCharles Keating.jpg Charles Keating
Extinction13 April, 1989
HeadquartersPhoenix, Arizona
Subgroups Lincoln Savings
InterestsSavings and loan fraud, John McCain, Dennis DeConcini
Arizona company involved in the Savings and loan fraud through its chairman Charles Keating.

American Continental Corporation was a Phoenix, Arizona-based[1] real estate company of the 1970s and 1980s.

Its chairman was Charles Keating, who became the highest profile player who was jailed for his part in the Savings and loan fraud. The company was shielded by Senators John McCain and Dennis DeConcini.[2]

History

The company was created in 1978[3] as a spin-off of American Financial Group, meant to do residential home construction.[3] Its chairman was Charles Keating,[4] who moved to Phoenix to run it.[3]

By 1981, Keating had two thousand employees on his payroll and was one of the largest land developers in Arizona, benefiting from a home building boom in the state.[3]

In February 1984, American Continental Corporation acquired the underperforming Lincoln Savings and Loan Association for $51 million.[3][4] Much of American Continental's assets were in the form of Arizona real estate, junk bonds, and mortgage-backed securities.[5] Lincoln Savings expanded into aggressive, risky land development deals and financial arrangements, including loans due to American Continental.[3] For most of 1987, American Continental was profitable, but by 1988, losses mounted, due to financial troubles and other bad happenings at Lincoln Savings.[5] By 1989, Lincoln made up 90 percent of American Continental's assets.[5]

On April 13, 1989, American Continental Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[5] It was liquidated by the court in December 1990.[6] The loss of investors' life savings in Lincoln became one of the key events of the 1980s Savings and loan crisis and the core of the Keating Five political scandal.

Archival interest

An 1,800+ linear feet collection of archival records from the American Continental Corporation is available at the Arizona State University Department of Archives and Special Collections and consists of correspondence files, architectural and land use plans, promotional and advertising materials, environmental impact reports, regulatory reports, trial records, attorneys records and financial records relating to the corporation and a number of its subsidiaries. The records extend from approximately 1971 to 1993. Access to certain parts of this collection are limited by court order.


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References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Paul (2002). Man of the People: The Life of John McCain. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-22829-X. p. 108.
  2. ↑ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/04/02/john-mccain-keating-five-scandal-arizona-senator/538034001/
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Alexander, Paul (2002). Man of the People: The Life of John McCain. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-22829-X. pp. 161–163.
  4. ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/22/business/the-lincoln-savings-and-loan-investigation-who-is-involved.html
  5. ↑ a b c d https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/14/business/american-continental-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy.html
  6. ↑ "American Continental Corp". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
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