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Bank Failure

Expressway Bank

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Closed March 12, 1987 · Oklahoma City, OK · FDIC Cert #24822.

Closing date
March 12, 1987
Headquarters
Oklahoma City, OK
FDIC Certificate
24822
Total assets at closing
$19.1M
Total deposits at closing
$20.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$5.8M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Interstate BK of O

Context

On March 12, 1987, regulators closed Expressway Bank, headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $19.1M in assets and $20.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names First Interstate BK of O as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $5.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2376th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 114th of 217 in 1987. 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 Expressway Bank fail?

Expressway Bank was closed by regulators on March 12, 1987.

Who acquired Expressway Bank?

The FDIC record names First Interstate BK of O as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Expressway Bank.

How big was Expressway Bank when it failed?

Expressway Bank had approximately $19.1M in total assets and $20.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1987

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 18, 1987 First State Bank at Shoshoni Shoshoni, WY $4.6M
Dec 17, 1987 Usbank Denton, TX $86.0M
Dec 17, 1987 Bank of Mabank Mabank, TX $43.8M
Dec 17, 1987 American Bank of Commerce Lake Charles, LA $35.5M
Dec 11, 1987 First Interstate Bank of Alaska Anchorage, AK $367.7M
Dec 11, 1987 Lewis and Clark State Bank Lake Oswego, OR $20.3M
Dec 10, 1987 Heritage National Bank Austin, TX $53.2M
Dec 10, 1987 Bancfirst-Austin, N.A. Austin, TX $25.3M