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Latimer Bank & Trust

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Closed January 15, 1987 · Latimer, IA · FDIC Cert #17475.

Closing date
January 15, 1987
Headquarters
Latimer, IA
FDIC Certificate
17475
Total assets at closing
$23.2M
Total deposits at closing
$22.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$3.2M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First NB of Clarion

Context

On January 15, 1987, regulators closed Latimer Bank & Trust, headquartered in Latimer, IA. At closing, the institution held approximately $23.2M in assets and $22.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names First NB of Clarion as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $3.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 2226th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 99th of 217 in 1987. 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 Latimer Bank & Trust fail?

Latimer Bank & Trust was closed by regulators on January 15, 1987.

Who acquired Latimer Bank & Trust?

The FDIC record names First NB of Clarion as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Latimer Bank & Trust.

How big was Latimer Bank & Trust when it failed?

Latimer Bank & Trust had approximately $23.2M in total assets and $22.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 18, 1987 First State Bank at Shoshoni Shoshoni, WY $4.6M
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Dec 17, 1987 American Bank of Commerce Lake Charles, LA $35.5M
Dec 11, 1987 First Interstate Bank of Alaska Anchorage, AK $367.7M
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Dec 10, 1987 Heritage National Bank Austin, TX $53.2M
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