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First Republicbank-Dallas, N.A.

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Closed July 29, 1988 · Dallas, TX · FDIC Cert #3165.

Closing date
July 29, 1988
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
FDIC Certificate
3165
Total assets at closing
$17.09B
Total deposits at closing
$7.68B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.02B
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
NCNB Texas National Bank

Context

On July 29, 1988, regulators closed First Republicbank-Dallas, N.A., headquartered in Dallas, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $17.09B in assets and $7.68B in deposits. The FDIC record names NCNB Texas National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $2.02B.

By assets at closing this is the 7th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 1st 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 Republicbank-Dallas, N.A. fail?

First Republicbank-Dallas, N.A. was closed by regulators on July 29, 1988.

Who acquired First Republicbank-Dallas, N.A.?

The FDIC record names NCNB Texas National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First Republicbank-Dallas, N.A.

How big was First Republicbank-Dallas, N.A. when it failed?

First Republicbank-Dallas, N.A. had approximately $17.09B in total assets and $7.68B in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
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Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Bogata Bogata, TX $13.2M
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