Bank Failure
Western Bank
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Closed November 15, 1990 · Duncanville, TX · FDIC Cert #21518.
- Closing date
- November 15, 1990
- Headquarters
- Duncanville, TX
- FDIC Certificate
- 21518
- Total assets at closing
- $39.8M
- Total deposits at closing
- $39.6M
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- $5.9M
- Insurance fund
- Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
- Acquirer
- Western Bank & Trust
Context
On November 15, 1990, regulators closed Western Bank, headquartered in Duncanville, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $39.8M in assets and $39.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names Western Bank & Trust as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $5.9M.
By assets at closing this is the 1816th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 245th of 381 in 1990. 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 Western Bank fail?
Western Bank was closed by regulators on November 15, 1990.
Who acquired Western Bank?
The FDIC record names Western Bank & Trust as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Western Bank.
How big was Western Bank when it failed?
Western Bank had approximately $39.8M in total assets and $39.6M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1990
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1990 | Capitol Bank and Trust Company | $485.6M |
| Dec 28, 1990 | Southern FS | $230.8M |
| Dec 28, 1990 | First FS & La of Andalusia | $38.7M |
| Dec 27, 1990 | Enterprise Savings Bank, F.A. | $432.6M |
| Dec 21, 1990 | Arkansas FSB | $71.7M |
| Dec 15, 1990 | Mid-America FS & La | $1.21B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Community FS & La | $1.98B |
| Dec 14, 1990 | Comfed Savings Bank | $1.40B |
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