Bank Failure
Denton Federal Savings
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Closed August 24, 1989 · Denton, TX · FDIC Cert #28760.
- Closing date
- August 24, 1989
- Headquarters
- Denton, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 28760
- Total assets at closing
- $142.7M
- Total deposits at closing
- $148.0M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $32.0M
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Kilgore FS&LA
Context
On August 24, 1989, regulators closed Denton Federal Savings, headquartered in Denton, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $142.7M in assets and $148.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Kilgore FS&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $32.0M.
By assets at closing this is the 975th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 173rd 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 Denton Federal Savings fail?
Denton Federal Savings was closed by regulators on August 24, 1989.
Who acquired Denton Federal Savings?
The FDIC record names Kilgore FS&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Denton Federal Savings.
How big was Denton Federal Savings when it failed?
Denton Federal Savings had approximately $142.7M in total assets and $148.0M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1989
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1989 | Columbia FSA | $77.1M |
| Dec 21, 1989 | Silver Savings Assoc. | $32.2M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | First City National Bank and Trust | $39.5M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | United Community Bank | $32.3M |
| Dec 15, 1989 | First American Bank and Trust | $1.38B |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings | $585.8M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Louisiana Savings Assn. | $449.3M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | First Acadiana Bank | $46.8M |
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