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Bank Failure

First State Bank & Trust Co.

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Closed November 19, 1976 · Rio Grande City, TX .

Closing date
November 19, 1976
Headquarters
Rio Grande City, TX
Total assets at closing
$13.8M
Total deposits at closing
$12.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not published (the FDIC feed carries no estimate for this failure)
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On November 19, 1976, regulators closed First State Bank & Trust Co., headquartered in Rio Grande City, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $13.8M in assets and $12.1M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 2595th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 10th of 16 in 1976. It falls in the period the record labels Postwar Stability (1945-1979), a period with 161 failures peaking at 16 in 1976.

Three decades of regulated calm — Reg Q ceilings, geographic branching limits, and high industry profits kept failures rare.

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 & Trust Co. fail?

First State Bank & Trust Co. was closed by regulators on November 19, 1976.

How big was First State Bank & Trust Co. when it failed?

First State Bank & Trust Co. had approximately $13.8M in total assets and $12.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1976

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 3, 1976 International City Bank and Trust Company New Orleans, LA $176.3M
Oct 19, 1976 Centennial Bank Philadelphia, PA $13.7M
Oct 8, 1976 The Hamilton Bank and Trust Company Atlanta, GA $40.1M
Sep 15, 1976 American Bank & Trust Company New York, NY $224.5M
Sep 14, 1976 The New Boston Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA $6.7M
Jun 28, 1976 Citizens State Bank Carrizo Springs, TX $17.4M
Jun 25, 1976 Coronado National Bank Denver, CO $2.6M
Jun 25, 1976 MT. Zion Deposit Bank Mt. Zion, KY $507K