Bank Failure
American Bank of Casper
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Closed January 17, 1986 · Casper, WY · FDIC Cert #22670.
- Closing date
- January 17, 1986
- Headquarters
- Casper, WY
- FDIC Certificate
- 22670
- Total assets (last filing before closing)
- $20.5M
- Total deposits (last filing before closing)
- $18.9M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $7.1M
- Insurance fund
- FDIC insurance fund
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Hilltop National Bank
Context
On January 17, 1986, regulators closed American Bank of Casper, headquartered in Casper, WY. At closing, the institution held approximately $20.5M in assets and $18.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names Hilltop National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $7.1M.
By total assets in its last filing before closing, this is the 2324th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 98th of 162 in 1986. 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, in nominal dollars, and can differ from the balance on the closing day.
Common questions
When did American Bank of Casper fail?
American Bank of Casper was closed by regulators on January 17, 1986.
Who acquired American Bank of Casper?
The FDIC record names Hilltop National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of American Bank of Casper.
How big was American Bank of Casper when it failed?
American Bank of Casper had approximately $20.5M in total assets and $18.9M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1986
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1986 | Lakeland State Bank | $49.4M |
| Dec 19, 1986 | Farmers State Bank | $9.7M |
| Dec 18, 1986 | First Bank & Trust Co. | $94.9M |
| Dec 18, 1986 | Landmark National Bank | $12.9M |
| Dec 18, 1986 | Lago Vista National Bank | $11.9M |
| Dec 12, 1986 | Guaranty Federal Bank FSB | $63.8M |
| Dec 12, 1986 | First Savings of America | $47.0M |
| Dec 9, 1986 | The Citizens Bank of Windsor | $24.8M |
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