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Bank Failure

The Big Lake State Bank

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Closed August 22, 1969 · Big Lake, TX .

Closing date
August 22, 1969
Headquarters
Big Lake, TX
Total assets at closing
$4.8M
Total deposits at closing
$4.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
Not published (the FDIC feed carries no estimate for this failure)
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On August 22, 1969, regulators closed The Big Lake State Bank, headquartered in Big Lake, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $4.8M in assets and $4.4M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3001st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 4th of 9 in 1969. It falls in the period the record labels Postwar Stability (1945-1979), a period with 161 failures peaking at 16 in 1976.

Three decades of regulated calm — Reg Q ceilings, geographic branching limits, and high industry profits kept failures rare.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did The Big Lake State Bank fail?

The Big Lake State Bank was closed by regulators on August 22, 1969.

How big was The Big Lake State Bank when it failed?

The Big Lake State Bank had approximately $4.8M in total assets and $4.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1969

Date Bank HQ Assets
Oct 10, 1969 The First National Bank of Coalville Coalville, UT $6.6M
Sep 5, 1969 The First State Bank Aransas Pass, TX $11.4M
Aug 20, 1969 First National Bank of Ursa Ursa, IL $2.1M
May 28, 1969 The State National Bank Lovelady, TX $4.1M
May 12, 1969 The First State Bank Dodson, TX $1.1M
May 6, 1969 The Morrice State Bank Morrice, MI $2.3M
Apr 12, 1969 Citizens State Bank Alvarado, TX $2.6M
Feb 6, 1969 The Rocky Mountain Bank Lakewood, CO $8.6M