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Bank failure · TX

Bank of Sierra Blanca (Sierra Blanca, TX) — failed January 18, 2002

Bank of Sierra Blanca of Sierra Blanca, Texas was closed on January 18, 2002 and resolved through a purchase and assumption (insured deposits). The Security State Bank of (TX) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $10.8M in assets and $9.9M in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $4.6M (42.5% of assets).

Closing date
January 18, 2002
FDIC certificate #
22002
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (insured deposits) (failure)
Acquiring institution
The Security State Bank of
Insurance fund
BIF
Pre-failure filings
Last reported financials

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