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Bank failure · TX

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank (Ballinger, TX) — failed March 16, 1989

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Ballinger, Texas was closed on March 16, 1989 and resolved through a purchase and assumption. The First National Bank of (TX) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $22.5M in assets and $22.0M in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $2.1M (9.4% of assets).

Closing date
March 16, 1989
FDIC certificate #
11893
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (failure)
Acquiring institution
The First National Bank of
Insurance fund
FDIC

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