Bank Failure
United Oklahoma Bank
Closed March 17, 1987 · Oklahoma City, OK · FDIC Cert #411.
- Closing date
- March 17, 1987
- Headquarters
- Oklahoma City, OK
- FDIC Certificate
- 411
- Total assets at closing
- $171.9M
- Total deposits at closing
- $122.0M
- Estimated loss to DIF
- $39.6M
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- United Bank of Oklahoma
Context
On March 17, 1987, regulators closed United Oklahoma Bank, headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $171.9M in assets and $122.0M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which United Bank of Oklahoma acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $39.6M.
By assets at closing this is the 857th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 24th of 217 in 1987. 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 United Oklahoma Bank fail?
United Oklahoma Bank was closed by regulators on March 17, 1987.
Who acquired United Oklahoma Bank?
United Bank of Oklahoma acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on March 17, 1987 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.
How big was United Oklahoma Bank when it failed?
United Oklahoma Bank had approximately $171.9M in total assets and $122.0M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1987
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1987 | First State Bank at Shoshoni | $4.6M |
| Dec 17, 1987 | Usbank | $86.0M |
| Dec 17, 1987 | Bank of Mabank | $43.8M |
| Dec 17, 1987 | American Bank of Commerce | $35.5M |
| Dec 11, 1987 | First Interstate Bank of Alaska | $367.7M |
| Dec 11, 1987 | Lewis and Clark State Bank | $20.3M |
| Dec 10, 1987 | Heritage National Bank | $53.2M |
| Dec 10, 1987 | Bancfirst-Austin, N.A. | $25.3M |
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