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Bank Failure

Bank of Oak Grove

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Closed May 21, 1987 · Oak Grove, LA · FDIC Cert #317.

Closing date
May 21, 1987
Headquarters
Oak Grove, LA
FDIC Certificate
317
Total assets at closing
$24.0M
Total deposits at closing
$23.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$6.0M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
West Carroll NB of Oak G

Context

On May 21, 1987, regulators closed Bank of Oak Grove, headquartered in Oak Grove, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $24.0M in assets and $23.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names West Carroll NB of Oak G as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $6.0M.

By assets at closing this is the 2205th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 94th of 217 in 1987. 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 Oak Grove fail?

Bank of Oak Grove was closed by regulators on May 21, 1987.

Who acquired Bank of Oak Grove?

The FDIC record names West Carroll NB of Oak G as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Bank of Oak Grove.

How big was Bank of Oak Grove when it failed?

Bank of Oak Grove had approximately $24.0M in total assets and $23.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 18, 1987 First State Bank at Shoshoni Shoshoni, WY $4.6M
Dec 17, 1987 Usbank Denton, TX $86.0M
Dec 17, 1987 Bank of Mabank Mabank, TX $43.8M
Dec 17, 1987 American Bank of Commerce Lake Charles, LA $35.5M
Dec 11, 1987 First Interstate Bank of Alaska Anchorage, AK $367.7M
Dec 11, 1987 Lewis and Clark State Bank Lake Oswego, OR $20.3M
Dec 10, 1987 Heritage National Bank Austin, TX $53.2M
Dec 10, 1987 Bancfirst-Austin, N.A. Austin, TX $25.3M