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FDIC Open-Bank Assistance

Republic of Texas Sa

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Assistance provided January 15, 1982 · Houston, TX · FDIC Cert #30777.

Assistance date
January 15, 1982
Headquarters
Houston, TX
FDIC Certificate
30777
Total assets at the time
$257.6M
Total deposits at the time
$188.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$63.7M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Open-bank assistance (the institution stayed open)
Acquirer
Home Sa of America

Context

On January 15, 1982, the FDIC provided open-bank assistance to Republic of Texas Sa, headquartered in Houston, TX. The institution continued operating. At the time it held approximately $257.6M in assets and $188.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Home Sa of America as the acquiring institution in the assisted transaction. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $63.7M.

The FDIC record for 1982 holds 34 failures and 85 open-bank assistance transactions. 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 the FDIC provide assistance to Republic of Texas Sa?

Republic of Texas Sa received FDIC open-bank assistance on January 15, 1982; it did not fail.

How big was Republic of Texas Sa at the time of assistance?

Republic of Texas Sa had approximately $257.6M in total assets and $188.3M in deposits at the time of assistance.

Bank failures in 1982

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1982 The Security State Bank Mooreland, OK $11.6M
Dec 10, 1982 Bollinger County Bank Lutesville, MO $15.9M
Nov 19, 1982 North Kansas Sa Beloit, KS $36.5M
Nov 19, 1982 Ranchlander National Bank Melvin, TX $4.3M
Nov 12, 1982 Bank of Quitman Quitman, AR $17.4M
Nov 5, 1982 The First National Bank of South Charlesto South Charleston, WV $28.6M
Nov 5, 1982 Texas BK of Amarillo Amarillo, TX $13.1M
Nov 2, 1982 Cedar Bluff Bank Cedar Bluff, AL $13.7M