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Bank Failure

Willow Bend National Bank

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Closed June 14, 1990 · Plano, TX · FDIC Cert #24652.

Closing date
June 14, 1990
Headquarters
Plano, TX
FDIC Certificate
24652
Total assets at closing
$58.9M
Total deposits at closing
$66.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$26.6M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Compass Bank - Plano

Context

On June 14, 1990, regulators closed Willow Bend National Bank, headquartered in Plano, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $58.9M in assets and $66.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Compass Bank - Plano as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $26.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 1535th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 200th 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 Willow Bend National Bank fail?

Willow Bend National Bank was closed by regulators on June 14, 1990.

Who acquired Willow Bend National Bank?

The FDIC record names Compass Bank - Plano as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Willow Bend National Bank.

How big was Willow Bend National Bank when it failed?

Willow Bend National Bank had approximately $58.9M in total assets and $66.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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