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University Bank of Wichita

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Closed December 11, 1984 · Wichita, KS · FDIC Cert #21505.

Closing date
December 11, 1984
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
FDIC Certificate
21505
Total assets at closing
$4.7M
Total deposits at closing
$4.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.1M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Charter Bank National As

Context

On December 11, 1984, regulators closed University Bank of Wichita, headquartered in Wichita, KS. At closing, the institution held approximately $4.7M in assets and $4.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names Charter Bank National As as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $2.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 3003rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 79th of 83 in 1984. 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 University Bank of Wichita fail?

University Bank of Wichita was closed by regulators on December 11, 1984.

Who acquired University Bank of Wichita?

The FDIC record names Charter Bank National As as the acquiring institution in the resolution of University Bank of Wichita.

How big was University Bank of Wichita when it failed?

University Bank of Wichita had approximately $4.7M in total assets and $4.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1984

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 22, 1984 First Security Bank Sandwich, IL $13.4M
Dec 20, 1984 The Farmers State Bank Selden, KS $14.6M
Dec 18, 1984 Uehling State Bank Uehling, NE $4.2M
Dec 7, 1984 San Marino S&LA San Marino, CA $856.8M
Dec 7, 1984 Farmers State BK of Holyoke Holyoke, CO $3.9M
Dec 4, 1984 Golden Spike State Bank Tremonton, UT $7.8M
Nov 30, 1984 The Dayton BK & TR Co. Dayton, TN $51.4M
Nov 29, 1984 The Strong City State Bank Strong City, KS $5.0M