Bank Failure
Security Bank
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Closed February 16, 1989 · Houston, TX · FDIC Cert #22078.
- Closing date
- February 16, 1989
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 22078
- Total assets at closing
- $19.3M
- Total deposits at closing
- $19.2M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $5.1M
- Insurance fund
- FDIC insurance fund
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Texas Commerce Bank, N.A.
Context
On February 16, 1989, regulators closed Security Bank, headquartered in Houston, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $19.3M in assets and $19.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Texas Commerce Bank, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $5.1M.
By assets at closing this is the 2368th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 442nd 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 Security Bank fail?
Security Bank was closed by regulators on February 16, 1989.
Who acquired Security Bank?
The FDIC record names Texas Commerce Bank, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Security Bank.
How big was Security Bank when it failed?
Security Bank had approximately $19.3M in total assets and $19.2M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1989
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1989 | Columbia FSA | $77.1M |
| Dec 21, 1989 | Silver Savings Assoc. | $32.2M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | First City National Bank and Trust | $39.5M |
| Dec 20, 1989 | United Community Bank | $32.3M |
| Dec 15, 1989 | First American Bank and Trust | $1.38B |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings | $585.8M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | Louisiana Savings Assn. | $449.3M |
| Dec 14, 1989 | First Acadiana Bank | $46.8M |
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