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First FSA of Wewoka

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Closed March 8, 1991 · Wewoka, OK · FDIC Cert #29019.

Closing date
March 8, 1991
Headquarters
Wewoka, OK
FDIC Certificate
29019
Total assets at closing
$32.9M
Total deposits at closing
$27.9M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$5.2M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First State Bank

Context

On March 8, 1991, regulators closed First FSA of Wewoka, headquartered in Wewoka, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $32.9M in assets and $27.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names First State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $5.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 1972nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 203rd of 268 in 1991. 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 FSA of Wewoka fail?

First FSA of Wewoka was closed by regulators on March 8, 1991.

Who acquired First FSA of Wewoka?

The FDIC record names First State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First FSA of Wewoka.

How big was First FSA of Wewoka when it failed?

First FSA of Wewoka had approximately $32.9M in total assets and $27.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

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