Bank Failure
Republic Bank
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Closed October 31, 1986 · Blanchard, LA · FDIC Cert #20758.
- Closing date
- October 31, 1986
- Headquarters
- Blanchard, LA
- FDIC Certificate
- 20758
- Total assets (last filing before closing)
- $41.7M
- Total deposits (last filing before closing)
- $39.4M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $11.6M
- Insurance fund
- FDIC insurance fund
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- American B&T Co in Monro
Context
On October 31, 1986, regulators closed Republic Bank, headquartered in Blanchard, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $41.7M in assets and $39.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names American B&T Co in Monro as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $11.6M.
By total assets in its last filing before closing, this is the 1784th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 59th of 162 in 1986. 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, in nominal dollars, and can differ from the balance on the closing day.
Common questions
When did Republic Bank fail?
Republic Bank was closed by regulators on October 31, 1986.
Who acquired Republic Bank?
The FDIC record names American B&T Co in Monro as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Republic Bank.
How big was Republic Bank when it failed?
Republic Bank had approximately $41.7M in total assets and $39.4M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1986
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1986 | Lakeland State Bank | $49.4M |
| Dec 19, 1986 | Farmers State Bank | $9.7M |
| Dec 18, 1986 | First Bank & Trust Co. | $94.9M |
| Dec 18, 1986 | Landmark National Bank | $12.9M |
| Dec 18, 1986 | Lago Vista National Bank | $11.9M |
| Dec 12, 1986 | Guaranty Federal Bank FSB | $63.8M |
| Dec 12, 1986 | First Savings of America | $47.0M |
| Dec 9, 1986 | The Citizens Bank of Windsor | $24.8M |
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