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Bank Failure

Oak Hill National Bank

Closed January 12, 1989 · Travis County, TX · FDIC Cert #26655.

Closing date
January 12, 1989
Headquarters
Travis County, TX
FDIC Certificate
26655
Total assets at closing
$18.2M
Total deposits at closing
$18.2M
Estimated loss to DIF
$5.5M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Community National Bank

Context

On January 12, 1989, regulators closed Oak Hill National Bank, headquartered in Travis County, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $18.2M in assets and $18.2M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which Community National Bank acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $5.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 2411th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 451st of 530 in 1989. 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 Oak Hill National Bank fail?

Oak Hill National Bank was closed by regulators on January 12, 1989.

Who acquired Oak Hill National Bank?

Community National Bank acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on January 12, 1989 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.

How big was Oak Hill National Bank when it failed?

Oak Hill National Bank had approximately $18.2M in total assets and $18.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
Dec 21, 1989 Silver Savings Assoc. Silver City, NM $32.2M
Dec 20, 1989 First City National Bank and Trust New York, NY $39.5M
Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings ASSN. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M