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Plaza Del Oro National Bank

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Closed January 11, 1990 · Houston, TX · FDIC Cert #26252.

Closing date
January 11, 1990
Headquarters
Houston, TX
FDIC Certificate
26252
Total assets at closing
$15.7M
Total deposits at closing
$15.8M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.5M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
National Commerce Bank

Context

On January 11, 1990, regulators closed Plaza Del Oro National Bank, headquartered in Houston, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $15.7M in assets and $15.8M in deposits. The FDIC record names National Commerce Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $1.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 2510th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 332nd of 381 in 1990. 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 Plaza Del Oro National Bank fail?

Plaza Del Oro National Bank was closed by regulators on January 11, 1990.

Who acquired Plaza Del Oro National Bank?

The FDIC record names National Commerce Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Plaza Del Oro National Bank.

How big was Plaza Del Oro National Bank when it failed?

Plaza Del Oro National Bank had approximately $15.7M in total assets and $15.8M in deposits at the time of failure.

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