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Bexar Savings Association

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Closed March 2, 1989 · San Antonio, TX · FDIC Cert #32462.

Closing date
March 2, 1989
Headquarters
San Antonio, TX
FDIC Certificate
32462
Total assets at closing
$813.6M
Total deposits at closing
$799.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$652.9M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Sunbelt Savings

Context

On March 2, 1989, regulators closed Bexar Savings Association, headquartered in San Antonio, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $813.6M in assets and $799.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Sunbelt Savings as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $652.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 258th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 38th of 530 in 1989. 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 Bexar Savings Association fail?

Bexar Savings Association was closed by regulators on March 2, 1989.

Who acquired Bexar Savings Association?

The FDIC record names Sunbelt Savings as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Bexar Savings Association.

How big was Bexar Savings Association when it failed?

Bexar Savings Association had approximately $813.6M in total assets and $799.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
Dec 21, 1989 Silver Savings Assoc. Silver City, NM $32.2M
Dec 20, 1989 First City National Bank and Trust New York, NY $39.5M
Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M