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Bank of Meeker

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Closed March 15, 1990 · Meeker, OK · FDIC Cert #9880.

Closing date
March 15, 1990
Headquarters
Meeker, OK
FDIC Certificate
9880
Total assets at closing
$15.5M
Total deposits at closing
$15.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$3.8M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First State Bank

Context

On March 15, 1990, regulators closed Bank of Meeker, headquartered in Meeker, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $15.5M in assets and $15.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names First State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $3.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2515th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 333rd of 381 in 1990. 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 Bank of Meeker fail?

Bank of Meeker was closed by regulators on March 15, 1990.

Who acquired Bank of Meeker?

The FDIC record names First State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Bank of Meeker.

How big was Bank of Meeker when it failed?

Bank of Meeker had approximately $15.5M in total assets and $15.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 28, 1990 Capitol Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA $485.6M
Dec 28, 1990 Southern FS New Orleans, LA $230.8M
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Dec 27, 1990 Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. Chicago, IL $432.6M
Dec 21, 1990 Arkansas FSB Little Rock, AR $71.7M
Dec 15, 1990 Mid-America FS & La Columbus, OH $1.21B
Dec 14, 1990 Community FS & La St. Louis, MO $1.98B
Dec 14, 1990 Comfed Savings Bank Lowell, MA $1.40B