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Guaranty Bank

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Closed August 21, 2009 · Austin, TX · FDIC Cert #32618.

Closing date
August 21, 2009
Headquarters
Austin, TX
FDIC Certificate
32618
Total assets at closing
$13.46B
Total deposits at closing
$11.98B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not published (the FDIC feed carries no estimate for this failure)
Insurance fund
Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Compass Bank

Context

On August 21, 2009, regulators closed Guaranty Bank, headquartered in Austin, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $13.46B in assets and $11.98B in deposits. The FDIC record names Compass Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution.

By assets at closing this is the 8th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 2nd of 140 in 2009. It falls in the period the record labels Global Financial Crisis (2008-2013), a period with 489 failures peaking at 157 in 2010.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Guaranty Bank fail?

Guaranty Bank was closed by regulators on August 21, 2009.

Who acquired Guaranty Bank?

The FDIC record names Compass Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Guaranty Bank.

How big was Guaranty Bank when it failed?

Guaranty Bank had approximately $13.46B in total assets and $11.98B in deposits at the time of failure.

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