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Deep East Texas Sa

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Closed March 16, 1989 · Jasper, TX · FDIC Cert #31799.

Closing date
March 16, 1989
Headquarters
Jasper, TX
FDIC Certificate
31799
Total assets at closing
$53.6M
Total deposits at closing
$56.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$28.0M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Community Bank

Context

On March 16, 1989, regulators closed Deep East Texas Sa, headquartered in Jasper, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $53.6M in assets and $56.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Community Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $28.0M.

By assets at closing this is the 1601st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 309th 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 Deep East Texas Sa fail?

Deep East Texas Sa was closed by regulators on March 16, 1989.

Who acquired Deep East Texas Sa?

The FDIC record names Community Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Deep East Texas Sa.

How big was Deep East Texas Sa when it failed?

Deep East Texas Sa had approximately $53.6M in total assets and $56.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
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Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M