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First Bank & Trust Company

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Closed April 5, 1990 · Cedar Hill, TX · FDIC Cert #18793.

Closing date
April 5, 1990
Headquarters
Cedar Hill, TX
FDIC Certificate
18793
Total assets at closing
$13.8M
Total deposits at closing
$13.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.7M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
NCNB Texas National Bank

Context

On April 5, 1990, regulators closed First Bank & Trust Company, headquartered in Cedar Hill, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $13.8M in assets and $13.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names NCNB Texas National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $1.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 2592nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 341st 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 First Bank & Trust Company fail?

First Bank & Trust Company was closed by regulators on April 5, 1990.

Who acquired First Bank & Trust Company?

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

How big was First Bank & Trust Company when it failed?

First Bank & Trust Company had approximately $13.8M in total assets and $13.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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