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Security National Bank

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Closed August 30, 1990 · Austin, TX · FDIC Cert #24293.

Closing date
August 30, 1990
Headquarters
Austin, TX
FDIC Certificate
24293
Total assets at closing
$15.1M
Total deposits at closing
$15.8M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.2M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Liberty National Bank

Context

On August 30, 1990, regulators closed Security National Bank, headquartered in Austin, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $15.1M in assets and $15.8M in deposits. The FDIC record names Liberty National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $2.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 2537th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 337th of 381 in 1990. 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 National Bank fail?

Security National Bank was closed by regulators on August 30, 1990.

Who acquired Security National Bank?

The FDIC record names Liberty National Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Security National Bank.

How big was Security National Bank when it failed?

Security National Bank had approximately $15.1M in total assets and $15.8M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
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