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Red Bird Bank of Dallas

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Closed April 9, 1992 · Dallas, TX · FDIC Cert #20413.

Closing date
April 9, 1992
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
FDIC Certificate
20413
Total assets at closing
$38.6M
Total deposits at closing
$37.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$10.5M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Bank of the SW of Dallas

Context

On April 9, 1992, regulators closed Red Bird Bank of Dallas, headquartered in Dallas, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $38.6M in assets and $37.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names Bank of the SW of Dallas as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $10.5M.

By assets at closing this is the 1846th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 131st of 179 in 1992. 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 Red Bird Bank of Dallas fail?

Red Bird Bank of Dallas was closed by regulators on April 9, 1992.

Who acquired Red Bird Bank of Dallas?

The FDIC record names Bank of the SW of Dallas as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Red Bird Bank of Dallas.

How big was Red Bird Bank of Dallas when it failed?

Red Bird Bank of Dallas had approximately $38.6M in total assets and $37.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

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