Bank Failure
Capital Bank
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Closed May 16, 1991 · Dallas, TX · FDIC Cert #19935.
- Closing date
- May 16, 1991
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 19935
- Total assets at closing
- $111.6M
- Total deposits at closing
- $104.8M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $25.4M
- Insurance fund
- Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Bank One, Texas, National a
Context
On May 16, 1991, regulators closed Capital Bank, headquartered in Dallas, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $111.6M in assets and $104.8M in deposits. The FDIC record names Bank One, Texas, National a as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $25.4M.
By assets at closing this is the 1128th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 118th of 268 in 1991. 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 Capital Bank fail?
Capital Bank was closed by regulators on May 16, 1991.
Who acquired Capital Bank?
The FDIC record names Bank One, Texas, National a as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Capital Bank.
How big was Capital Bank when it failed?
Capital Bank had approximately $111.6M in total assets and $104.8M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1991
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1991 | North Ridge Bank | $94.3M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Investors FSB | $2.06B |
| Dec 13, 1991 | The Bank Mart | $578.2M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Merchants National Bank | $153.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Bank of East Hartford | $36.6M |
| Dec 13, 1991 | Federal Finance & Mortgage, LTD | $7.7M |
| Dec 12, 1991 | Granite Co-Operative Bank | $103.8M |
| Dec 6, 1991 | Saybrook Bank and Trust Company | $77.3M |
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