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Texas National Bank

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Closed December 15, 1988 · Dallas, TX · FDIC Cert #23777.

Closing date
December 15, 1988
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
FDIC Certificate
23777
Total assets at closing
$37.7M
Total deposits at closing
$47.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$17.6M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Cornerstone Bank N.A.

Context

On December 15, 1988, regulators closed Texas National Bank, headquartered in Dallas, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $37.7M in assets and $47.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Cornerstone Bank N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $17.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 1856th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 108th of 232 in 1988. 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 National Bank fail?

Texas National Bank was closed by regulators on December 15, 1988.

Who acquired Texas National Bank?

The FDIC record names Cornerstone Bank N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Texas National Bank.

How big was Texas National Bank when it failed?

Texas National Bank had approximately $37.7M in total assets and $47.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1988 First Industrial Bank of Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, CO $12.5M
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Dec 15, 1988 Crescent City Bank & Trust Company New Orleans, LA $24.0M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas Bank of Plano Plano, TX $15.1M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Bogata Bogata, TX $13.2M
Dec 9, 1988 Silverado S&LA Denver, CO $2.32B
Dec 9, 1988 Caribank Dania, FL $525.8M