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The Security Bank

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Closed July 14, 1988 · Warner, OK · FDIC Cert #19965.

Closing date
July 14, 1988
Headquarters
Warner, OK
FDIC Certificate
19965
Total assets at closing
$9.4M
Total deposits at closing
$9.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$601K
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Vian State Bank

Context

On July 14, 1988, regulators closed The Security Bank, headquartered in Warner, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $9.4M in assets and $9.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Vian State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $601K.

By assets at closing this is the 2801st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 209th 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 The Security Bank fail?

The Security Bank was closed by regulators on July 14, 1988.

Who acquired The Security Bank?

The FDIC record names Vian State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Security Bank.

How big was The Security Bank when it failed?

The Security Bank had approximately $9.4M in total assets and $9.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1988

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1988 First Industrial Bank of Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, CO $12.5M
Dec 16, 1988 First Southwest Bank Eldorado, OK $9.8M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas National Bank Dallas, TX $37.7M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Center Center, TX $26.1M
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