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Bank Failure

Signature Bank, N.A.

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Closed April 26, 1990 · Dallas, TX · FDIC Cert #24666.

Closing date
April 26, 1990
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
FDIC Certificate
24666
Total assets at closing
$26.8M
Total deposits at closing
$27.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.6M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Compass Bank-Plano

Context

On April 26, 1990, regulators closed Signature Bank, N.A., headquartered in Dallas, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $26.8M in assets and $27.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Compass Bank-Plano as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $1.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 2131st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 288th 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 Signature Bank, N.A. fail?

Signature Bank, N.A. was closed by regulators on April 26, 1990.

Who acquired Signature Bank, N.A.?

The FDIC record names Compass Bank-Plano as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Signature Bank, N.A.

How big was Signature Bank, N.A. when it failed?

Signature Bank, N.A. had approximately $26.8M in total assets and $27.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

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