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First Bank & Trust

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Closed March 31, 1988 · Tomball, TX · FDIC Cert #20260.

Closing date
March 31, 1988
Headquarters
Tomball, TX
FDIC Certificate
20260
Total assets at closing
$68.7M
Total deposits at closing
$59.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$18.7M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Hamilton National Bank

Context

On March 31, 1988, regulators closed First Bank & Trust, headquartered in Tomball, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $68.7M in assets and $59.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Hamilton National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $18.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 1437th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 76th of 232 in 1988. 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 First Bank & Trust fail?

First Bank & Trust was closed by regulators on March 31, 1988.

Who acquired First Bank & Trust?

The FDIC record names Hamilton National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First Bank & Trust.

How big was First Bank & Trust when it failed?

First Bank & Trust had approximately $68.7M in total assets and $59.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1988

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1988 First Industrial Bank of Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, CO $12.5M
Dec 16, 1988 First Southwest Bank Eldorado, OK $9.8M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas National Bank Dallas, TX $37.7M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Center Center, TX $26.1M
Dec 15, 1988 Crescent City Bank & Trust Company New Orleans, LA $24.0M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas Bank of Plano Plano, TX $15.1M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Bogata Bogata, TX $13.2M
Dec 9, 1988 Silverado S&LA Denver, CO $2.32B