Bank Failure
Bright Banc
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Closed February 10, 1989 · Dallas, TX · FDIC Cert #31095.
- Closing date
- February 10, 1989
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 31095
- Total assets at closing
- $4.39B
- Total deposits at closing
- $3.00B
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $1.31B
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Banc One FSB
Context
On February 10, 1989, regulators closed Bright Banc, headquartered in Dallas, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $4.39B in assets and $3.00B in deposits. The FDIC record names Banc One FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $1.31B.
By assets at closing this is the 46th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 7th 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 Bright Banc fail?
Bright Banc was closed by regulators on February 10, 1989.
Who acquired Bright Banc?
The FDIC record names Banc One FSB as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Bright Banc.
How big was Bright Banc when it failed?
Bright Banc had approximately $4.39B in total assets and $3.00B in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1989
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1989 | Columbia FSA | $77.1M |
| Dec 21, 1989 | Silver Savings Assoc. | $32.2M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | First City National Bank and Trust | $39.5M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | United Community Bank | $32.3M |
| Dec 15, 1989 | First American Bank and Trust | $1.38B |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings | $585.8M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Louisiana Savings Assn. | $449.3M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | First Acadiana Bank | $46.8M |
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