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Halifax National Bank of Port Orange

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Closed March 1, 1985 · Port Orange, FL · FDIC Cert #19064.

Closing date
March 1, 1985
Headquarters
Port Orange, FL
FDIC Certificate
19064
Total assets (last filing before closing)
$38.6M
Total deposits (last filing before closing)
$35.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.5M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Barnett Bank of Volusia

Context

On March 1, 1985, regulators closed Halifax National Bank of Port Orange, headquartered in Port Orange, FL. At closing, the institution held approximately $38.6M in assets and $35.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names Barnett Bank of Volusia as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $2.5M.

By total assets in its last filing before closing, this is the 1845th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 39th of 139 in 1985. 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, in nominal dollars, and can differ from the balance on the closing day.

Common questions

When did Halifax National Bank of Port Orange fail?

Halifax National Bank of Port Orange was closed by regulators on March 1, 1985.

Who acquired Halifax National Bank of Port Orange?

The FDIC record names Barnett Bank of Volusia as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Halifax National Bank of Port Orange.

How big was Halifax National Bank of Port Orange when it failed?

Halifax National Bank of Port Orange had approximately $38.6M in total assets and $35.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 20, 1985 First City Bank Glendale, CA $35.8M
Dec 20, 1985 State Bank of Frost Frost, MN $7.7M
Dec 19, 1985 Princeton State Bank Princeton, MO $18.4M
Dec 19, 1985 Farmers State Bank Sargent, NE $12.5M
Dec 19, 1985 Bank of Panama Panama, NE $4.4M
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Dec 13, 1985 The First National Bank in Lincoln County Ruidoso, NM $32.0M
Dec 13, 1985 Lake National Bank Lake Ozark, MO $19.8M