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Alvarado National Bank

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Closed November 14, 1991 · Alvarado, TX · FDIC Cert #25898.

Closing date
November 14, 1991
Headquarters
Alvarado, TX
FDIC Certificate
25898
Total assets at closing
$9.2M
Total deposits at closing
$9.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.8M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
The First National Bank in

Context

On November 14, 1991, regulators closed Alvarado National Bank, headquartered in Alvarado, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $9.2M in assets and $9.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names The First National Bank in as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $2.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2816th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 264th of 268 in 1991. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Alvarado National Bank fail?

Alvarado National Bank was closed by regulators on November 14, 1991.

Who acquired Alvarado National Bank?

The FDIC record names The First National Bank in as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Alvarado National Bank.

How big was Alvarado National Bank when it failed?

Alvarado National Bank had approximately $9.2M in total assets and $9.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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