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Bank Failure

National Bank and Trust Company of Travers

Closed March 9, 1984 · Traverse City, MI · FDIC Cert #14598.

Closing date
March 9, 1984
Headquarters
Traverse City, MI
FDIC Certificate
14598
Total assets at closing
$104.0M
Total deposits at closing
$97.8M
Estimated loss to DIF
$12.2M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
NBD Northwest Bank N.A.

Context

On March 9, 1984, regulators closed National Bank and Trust Company of Travers, headquartered in Traverse City, MI. At closing, the institution held approximately $104.0M in assets and $97.8M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which NBD Northwest Bank N.A. acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $12.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 1175th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 9th of 83 in 1984. 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 National Bank and Trust Company of Travers fail?

National Bank and Trust Company of Travers was closed by regulators on March 9, 1984.

Who acquired National Bank and Trust Company of Travers?

NBD Northwest Bank N.A. acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on March 9, 1984 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.

How big was National Bank and Trust Company of Travers when it failed?

National Bank and Trust Company of Travers had approximately $104.0M in total assets and $97.8M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 22, 1984 First Security Bank Sandwich, IL $13.4M
Dec 20, 1984 The Farmers State Bank Selden, KS $14.6M
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Dec 7, 1984 San Marino S&LA San Marino, CA $856.8M
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