Bank Failure
Tarrant Bank
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Closed August 25, 1993 · Fort Worth, TX · FDIC Cert #18220.
- Closing date
- August 25, 1993
- Headquarters
- Fort Worth, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 18220
- Total assets at closing
- $62.6M
- Total deposits at closing
- $59.7M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $7.3M
- Insurance fund
- Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- First Interstate BK of T
Context
On August 25, 1993, regulators closed Tarrant Bank, headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $62.6M in assets and $59.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names First Interstate BK of T as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $7.3M.
By assets at closing this is the 1494th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 21st of 50 in 1993. 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 Tarrant Bank fail?
Tarrant Bank was closed by regulators on August 25, 1993.
Who acquired Tarrant Bank?
The FDIC record names First Interstate BK of T as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Tarrant Bank.
How big was Tarrant Bank when it failed?
Tarrant Bank had approximately $62.6M in total assets and $59.7M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1993
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1993 | Century Thrift and Loan | $31.9M |
| Oct 29, 1993 | The Bank of San Diego | $294.3M |
| Oct 21, 1993 | Mid City Bank, N.A. | $105.7M |
| Oct 15, 1993 | Brentwood Thrift and Loan Association | $12.9M |
| Oct 14, 1993 | Plaza Bank, N.A. of New Braunfels | $54.6M |
| Sep 24, 1993 | Westside Bank, FSB | $81.7M |
| Sep 24, 1993 | Western United National Bank | $23.7M |
| Sep 17, 1993 | Regent Thrift and Loan Association | $35.8M |
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