Bank Failure
First National Bank
Closed June 30, 1988 · Sherman, TX · FDIC Cert #23056.
- Closing date
- June 30, 1988
- Headquarters
- Sherman, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 23056
- Total assets at closing
- $24.5M
- Total deposits at closing
- $24.2M
- Estimated loss to DIF
- $6.0M
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- First NB of Van Alstyne
Context
On June 30, 1988, regulators closed First National Bank, headquartered in Sherman, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $24.5M in assets and $24.2M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which First NB of Van Alstyne acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $6.0M.
By assets at closing this is the 2186th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 139th 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 National Bank fail?
First National Bank was closed by regulators on June 30, 1988.
Who acquired First National Bank?
First NB of Van Alstyne acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on June 30, 1988 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.
How big was First National Bank when it failed?
First National Bank had approximately $24.5M in total assets and $24.2M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1988
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1988 | First Industrial Bank of Rocky Ford | $12.5M |
| Dec 16, 1988 | First Southwest Bank | $9.8M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | Texas National Bank | $37.7M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | First National Bank in Center | $26.1M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | Crescent City Bank & Trust Company | $24.0M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | Texas Bank of Plano | $15.1M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | First National Bank in Bogata | $13.2M |
| Dec 9, 1988 | Silverado S&LA | $2.32B |
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