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Bank Failure

Citizens National Bank

Closed March 8, 1990 · Denton, TX · FDIC Cert #22405.

Closing date
March 8, 1990
Headquarters
Denton, TX
FDIC Certificate
22405
Total assets at closing
$16.2M
Total deposits at closing
$16.8M
Estimated loss to DIF
$1.9M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Texas Bank

Context

On March 8, 1990, regulators closed Citizens National Bank, headquartered in Denton, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $16.2M in assets and $16.8M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which Texas Bank acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $1.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 2490th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 329th of 381 in 1990. 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 8, 1990.

Who acquired Citizens National Bank?

Texas Bank acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on March 8, 1990 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.

How big was Citizens National Bank when it failed?

Citizens National Bank had approximately $16.2M in total assets and $16.8M in deposits at the time of failure.

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