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Bank of Alamo

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Closed November 8, 2002 · Alamo, TN · FDIC Cert #9961.

Closing date
November 8, 2002
Headquarters
Alamo, TN
FDIC Certificate
9961
Total assets at closing
$58.5M
Total deposits at closing
$52.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$9.3M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On November 8, 2002, regulators closed Bank of Alamo, headquartered in Alamo, TN. At closing, the institution held approximately $58.5M in assets and $52.2M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $9.3M.

By assets at closing this is the 1543rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 6th of 11 in 2002. It falls in the period the record labels Consolidation Calm (1996-2007), a period with 50 failures peaking at 11 in 2002.

Riegle-Neal interstate-banking era. Industry consolidated rapidly via merger; failure counts dropped to single digits per year.

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

Common questions

When did Bank of Alamo fail?

Bank of Alamo was closed by regulators on November 8, 2002.

How big was Bank of Alamo when it failed?

Bank of Alamo had approximately $58.5M in total assets and $52.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
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