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Texas American Bank/Fort Worth,

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Closed July 20, 1989 · Fort Worth, TX · FDIC Cert #3202.

Closing date
July 20, 1989
Headquarters
Fort Worth, TX
FDIC Certificate
3202
Total assets at closing
$1.97B
Total deposits at closing
$1.35B
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$443.2M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Texas American Bridge Bank

Context

On July 20, 1989, regulators closed Texas American Bank/Fort Worth,, headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $1.97B in assets and $1.35B in deposits. The FDIC record names Texas American Bridge Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $443.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 111th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 16th 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/Fort Worth, fail?

Texas American Bank/Fort Worth, was closed by regulators on July 20, 1989.

Who acquired Texas American Bank/Fort Worth,?

The FDIC record names Texas American Bridge Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Texas American Bank/Fort Worth,.

How big was Texas American Bank/Fort Worth, when it failed?

Texas American Bank/Fort Worth, had approximately $1.97B in total assets and $1.35B in deposits at the time of failure.

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