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Bank Failure

Security Bank of Aurora

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Closed June 2, 1988 · Aurora, CO · FDIC Cert #22111.

Closing date
June 2, 1988
Headquarters
Aurora, CO
FDIC Certificate
22111
Total assets at closing
$10.9M
Total deposits at closing
$10.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$694K
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Security Bank of Colorad

Context

On June 2, 1988, regulators closed Security Bank of Aurora, headquartered in Aurora, CO. At closing, the institution held approximately $10.9M in assets and $10.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Security Bank of Colorad as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $694K.

By assets at closing this is the 2733rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 199th of 232 in 1988. 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 of Aurora fail?

Security Bank of Aurora was closed by regulators on June 2, 1988.

Who acquired Security Bank of Aurora?

The FDIC record names Security Bank of Colorad as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Security Bank of Aurora.

How big was Security Bank of Aurora when it failed?

Security Bank of Aurora had approximately $10.9M in total assets and $10.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1988

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1988 First Industrial Bank of Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, CO $12.5M
Dec 16, 1988 First Southwest Bank Eldorado, OK $9.8M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas National Bank Dallas, TX $37.7M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Center Center, TX $26.1M
Dec 15, 1988 Crescent City Bank & Trust Company New Orleans, LA $24.0M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas Bank of Plano Plano, TX $15.1M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Bogata Bogata, TX $13.2M
Dec 9, 1988 Silverado S&LA Denver, CO $2.32B