Bank Failure
First Southwest FS & La
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Closed November 30, 1990 · Tyler, TX · FDIC Cert #31827.
- Closing date
- November 30, 1990
- Headquarters
- Tyler, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 31827
- Total assets at closing
- $51.2M
- Total deposits at closing
- $45.3M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $4.9M
- Insurance fund
- Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Citizens Bank
Context
On November 30, 1990, regulators closed First Southwest FS & La, headquartered in Tyler, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $51.2M in assets and $45.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Citizens Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $4.9M.
By assets at closing this is the 1635th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 220th 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 Southwest FS & La fail?
First Southwest FS & La was closed by regulators on November 30, 1990.
Who acquired First Southwest FS & La?
The FDIC record names Citizens Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First Southwest FS & La.
How big was First Southwest FS & La when it failed?
First Southwest FS & La had approximately $51.2M in total assets and $45.3M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1990
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1990 | Capitol Bank and Trust Company | $485.6M |
| Dec 28, 1990 | Southern FS | $230.8M |
| Dec 28, 1990 | First FS & La of Andalusia | $38.7M |
| Dec 27, 1990 | Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. | $432.6M |
| Dec 21, 1990 | Arkansas FSB | $71.7M |
| Dec 15, 1990 | Mid-America FS & La | $1.21B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Community FS & La | $1.98B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Comfed Savings Bank | $1.40B |
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