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Bank Failure

First State Bank

Closed February 11, 1988 · Oilton, OK · FDIC Cert #19303.

Closing date
February 11, 1988
Headquarters
Oilton, OK
FDIC Certificate
19303
Total assets at closing
$13.2M
Total deposits at closing
$13.3M
Estimated loss to DIF
$3.1M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
American NB of Bristow

Context

On February 11, 1988, regulators closed First State Bank, headquartered in Oilton, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $13.2M in assets and $13.3M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which American NB of Bristow acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $3.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 2627th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 184th 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 State Bank fail?

First State Bank was closed by regulators on February 11, 1988.

Who acquired First State Bank?

American NB of Bristow acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on February 11, 1988 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.

How big was First State Bank when it failed?

First State Bank had approximately $13.2M in total assets and $13.3M 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