Bank Failure
Texas American Bank/farmers Branch
Closed July 20, 1989 · Farmers Branch, TX · FDIC Cert #23093.
- Closing date
- July 20, 1989
- Headquarters
- Farmers Branch, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 23093
- Total assets at closing
- $48.4M
- Total deposits at closing
- $47.5M
- Estimated loss to DIF
- $6.3M
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Texas American Bridge Bank
Context
On July 20, 1989, regulators closed Texas American Bank/farmers Branch, headquartered in Farmers Branch, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $48.4M in assets and $47.5M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which Texas American Bridge Bank acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $6.3M.
By assets at closing this is the 1682nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 324th 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 Texas American Bank/farmers Branch fail?
Texas American Bank/farmers Branch was closed by regulators on July 20, 1989.
Who acquired Texas American Bank/farmers Branch?
Texas American Bridge Bank acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on July 20, 1989 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.
How big was Texas American Bank/farmers Branch when it failed?
Texas American Bank/farmers Branch had approximately $48.4M in total assets and $47.5M 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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