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Bank Failure

Citizens National Bank

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Closed March 29, 1991 · Limon, CO · FDIC Cert #24043.

Closing date
March 29, 1991
Headquarters
Limon, CO
FDIC Certificate
24043
Total assets at closing
$11.4M
Total deposits at closing
$11.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$3.0M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First National Bank of Limo

Context

On March 29, 1991, regulators closed Citizens National Bank, headquartered in Limon, CO. At closing, the institution held approximately $11.4M in assets and $11.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names First National Bank of Limo as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $3.0M.

By assets at closing this is the 2717th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 259th 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 Citizens National Bank fail?

Citizens National Bank was closed by regulators on March 29, 1991.

Who acquired Citizens National Bank?

The FDIC record names First National Bank of Limo as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Citizens National Bank.

How big was Citizens National Bank when it failed?

Citizens National Bank had approximately $11.4M in total assets and $11.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

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