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Liberty Bank & Trust Company

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Closed October 3, 1988 · Warsaw, IN · FDIC Cert #8040.

Closing date
October 3, 1988
Headquarters
Warsaw, IN
FDIC Certificate
8040
Total assets at closing
$48.7M
Total deposits at closing
$45.8M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$7.8M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Trustcorp Bank Goshen

Context

On October 3, 1988, regulators closed Liberty Bank & Trust Company, headquartered in Warsaw, IN. At closing, the institution held approximately $48.7M in assets and $45.8M in deposits. The FDIC record names Trustcorp Bank Goshen as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $7.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 1681st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 94th 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 Liberty Bank & Trust Company fail?

Liberty Bank & Trust Company was closed by regulators on October 3, 1988.

Who acquired Liberty Bank & Trust Company?

The FDIC record names Trustcorp Bank Goshen as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Liberty Bank & Trust Company.

How big was Liberty Bank & Trust Company when it failed?

Liberty Bank & Trust Company had approximately $48.7M in total assets and $45.8M in deposits at the time of failure.

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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
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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