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Bank Failure

Crown Bank, N.A.

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Closed March 29, 1990 · San Antonio, TX · FDIC Cert #26648.

Closing date
March 29, 1990
Headquarters
San Antonio, TX
FDIC Certificate
26648
Total assets at closing
$22.8M
Total deposits at closing
$21.9M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$3.2M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First City,texas-San Antoni

Context

On March 29, 1990, regulators closed Crown Bank, N.A., headquartered in San Antonio, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $22.8M in assets and $21.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names First City,texas-San Antoni as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $3.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 2243rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 303rd 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 Crown Bank, N.A. fail?

Crown Bank, N.A. was closed by regulators on March 29, 1990.

Who acquired Crown Bank, N.A.?

The FDIC record names First City,texas-San Antoni as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Crown Bank, N.A.

How big was Crown Bank, N.A. when it failed?

Crown Bank, N.A. had approximately $22.8M in total assets and $21.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

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