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Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A.

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Closed December 7, 1989 · Houston, TX · FDIC Cert #25674.

Closing date
December 7, 1989
Headquarters
Houston, TX
FDIC Certificate
25674
Total assets at closing
$38.9M
Total deposits at closing
$47.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$20.1M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Hibernia National Bank in T

Context

On December 7, 1989, regulators closed Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A., headquartered in Houston, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $38.9M in assets and $47.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names Hibernia National Bank in T as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $20.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 1839th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 349th of 530 in 1989. 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 Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A. fail?

Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A. was closed by regulators on December 7, 1989.

Who acquired Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A.?

The FDIC record names Hibernia National Bank in T as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A.

How big was Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A. when it failed?

Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A. had approximately $38.9M in total assets and $47.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
Dec 21, 1989 Silver Savings Assoc. Silver City, NM $32.2M
Dec 20, 1989 First City National Bank and Trust New York, NY $39.5M
Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M