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Bank of Newcastle

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Closed May 16, 1985 · Newcastle, OK · FDIC Cert #21757.

Closing date
May 16, 1985
Headquarters
Newcastle, OK
FDIC Certificate
21757
Total assets (last filing before closing)
$32.6M
Total deposits (last filing before closing)
$31.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$11.0M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Allied Oklahoma Bank N.A.

Context

On May 16, 1985, regulators closed Bank of Newcastle, headquartered in Newcastle, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $32.6M in assets and $31.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Allied Oklahoma Bank N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $11.0M.

By total assets in its last filing before closing, this is the 1982nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 47th of 139 in 1985. 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 Bank of Newcastle fail?

Bank of Newcastle was closed by regulators on May 16, 1985.

Who acquired Bank of Newcastle?

The FDIC record names Allied Oklahoma Bank N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Bank of Newcastle.

How big was Bank of Newcastle when it failed?

Bank of Newcastle had approximately $32.6M in total assets and $31.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1985

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 20, 1985 First City Bank Glendale, CA $35.8M
Dec 20, 1985 State Bank of Frost Frost, MN $7.7M
Dec 19, 1985 Princeton State Bank Princeton, MO $18.4M
Dec 19, 1985 Farmers State Bank Sargent, NE $12.5M
Dec 19, 1985 Bank of Panama Panama, NE $4.4M
Dec 19, 1985 Farmers & Merchants Bank Comstock, NE $3.3M
Dec 13, 1985 The First National Bank in Lincoln County Ruidoso, NM $32.0M
Dec 13, 1985 Lake National Bank Lake Ozark, MO $19.8M