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Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company

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Closed September 10, 1987 · Waxahachie, TX · FDIC Cert #10711.

Closing date
September 10, 1987
Headquarters
Waxahachie, TX
FDIC Certificate
10711
Total assets at closing
$68.9M
Total deposits at closing
$66.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$21.7M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Merchants State Bank

Context

On September 10, 1987, regulators closed Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company, headquartered in Waxahachie, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $68.9M in assets and $66.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Merchants State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $21.7M.

By assets at closing this is the 1436th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 44th 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 Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company fail?

Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company was closed by regulators on September 10, 1987.

Who acquired Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company?

The FDIC record names Merchants State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company.

How big was Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company when it failed?

Waxahachie Bank & Trust Company had approximately $68.9M in total assets and $66.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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