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The First Nat BK of Midland

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Closed October 14, 1983 · Midland, TX · FDIC Cert #3343.

Closing date
October 14, 1983
Headquarters
Midland, TX
FDIC Certificate
3343
Total assets at closing
$1.41B
Total deposits at closing
$780.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$526.6M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Republicbank 1st Natl Mi

Context

On October 14, 1983, regulators closed The First Nat BK of Midland, headquartered in Midland, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $1.41B in assets and $780.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Republicbank 1st Natl Mi as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $526.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 158th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 1st of 50 in 1983. 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 The First Nat BK of Midland fail?

The First Nat BK of Midland was closed by regulators on October 14, 1983.

Who acquired The First Nat BK of Midland?

The FDIC record names Republicbank 1st Natl Mi as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The First Nat BK of Midland.

How big was The First Nat BK of Midland when it failed?

The First Nat BK of Midland had approximately $1.41B in total assets and $780.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1983 The Bank of Red Oak Red Oak, OK $11.1M
Dec 13, 1983 Bank of Hackleburg Hackleburg, AL $6.5M
Dec 9, 1983 Union Trust Company San Juan, PR $30.6M
Dec 2, 1983 Metro FS&LA Lake Charles, LA $27.4M
Nov 25, 1983 Atkinson Trust & Savings Bank Atkinson, IL $21.1M
Nov 11, 1983 First Nat BK of Browning Browning, MT $13.7M
Nov 3, 1983 State of Clovis, Sa Clovis, NM $30.9M
Oct 28, 1983 Cleveland Community Savings Co. Cleveland, OH $21.0M