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First Republicbank-Jefferson County

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Closed July 29, 1988 · Beaumont, TX · FDIC Cert #17422.

Closing date
July 29, 1988
Headquarters
Beaumont, TX
FDIC Certificate
17422
Total assets at closing
$240.7M
Total deposits at closing
$223.9M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$46.9M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
NCNB Texas National Bank

Context

On July 29, 1988, regulators closed First Republicbank-Jefferson County, headquartered in Beaumont, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $240.7M in assets and $223.9M 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 $46.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 665th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 25th 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-Jefferson County fail?

First Republicbank-Jefferson County was closed by regulators on July 29, 1988.

Who acquired First Republicbank-Jefferson County?

The FDIC record names NCNB Texas National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First Republicbank-Jefferson County.

How big was First Republicbank-Jefferson County when it failed?

First Republicbank-Jefferson County had approximately $240.7M in total assets and $223.9M 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