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Bank Failure

The Trust Bank

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Closed January 29, 1988 · Hialeah, FL · FDIC Cert #25194.

Closing date
January 29, 1988
Headquarters
Hialeah, FL
FDIC Certificate
25194
Total assets at closing
$164.5M
Total deposits at closing
$160.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$15.7M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Republic NB of Miami

Context

On January 29, 1988, regulators closed The Trust Bank, headquartered in Hialeah, FL. At closing, the institution held approximately $164.5M in assets and $160.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Republic NB of Miami as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $15.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 881st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 43rd 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 Trust Bank fail?

The Trust Bank was closed by regulators on January 29, 1988.

Who acquired The Trust Bank?

The FDIC record names Republic NB of Miami as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Trust Bank.

How big was The Trust Bank when it failed?

The Trust Bank had approximately $164.5M in total assets and $160.2M 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