Data / Bank failures / 1993 / American Bank of Haltom City
American Bank of Haltom City, Haltom City, TX: failed February 5, 1993
American Bank of Haltom City in Haltom City, Texas, failed on February 5, 1993. Central BANK&TRUST of Fort Worth, TX, took over its deposits. It held $99.5 million in assets and $100.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $14.5 million (14.5% of its assets). By assets it was the 15th largest of 50 banks closed or assisted in 1993.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- February 5, 1993
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption of the insured deposits only
- Acquirer
- Central BANK&TRUST, Fort Worth, TX
- Total assets
- $99,525,000
- Total deposits
- $100,195,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $14,480,026 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- BIF
- FDIC certificate
- 17118
Other bank failures in Texas, 1991 to 1995
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Bank, N.A. of New Braunfels | New Braunfels | October 14, 1993 | $54.6 million | $56.9 million | $2.7 million | Texas Com Bank-New Braun |
| Tarrant Bank | Fort Worth | August 25, 1993 | $62.6 million | $59.7 million | $7.3 million | First Interstate BK of T |
| The Wolfe City National Bank | Wolfe City | July 29, 1993 | $30.4 million | $32.2 million | $4.9 million | Sulphur Springs State Ba |
| Fidelity National Bank | Houston | July 22, 1993 | $52.6 million | $50.3 million | $5.5 million | Comerica Bank Texas |
| Westheimer National Bank | Houston | July 1, 1993 | $27.9 million | $28.1 million | $8.2 million | Nationsbank of Texas NA |
| Bankcentral Amarillo | Amarillo | June 10, 1993 | $34.7 million | $34.1 million | $2.5 million | Amarillo National Bank |
| First State Bank | Vega | April 1, 1993 | $21.4 million | $20.7 million | $2.8 million | Citizens STB of Dalhart |
| United Bank, N.A. | Lancaster | March 18, 1993 | $49.8 million | $49 million | $160,905 | Kilgore First National Bank |
Other failed banks Central BANK&TRUST took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Bank of Forth Worth | Fort Worth | TX | February 6, 1992 | $80.5 million | $80.5 million | $17.5 million | Central BANK&TRUST |
| Capital National Bank | Fort Worth | TX | September 15, 1988 | $24.4 million | $25.7 million | $7.2 million | Central BANK&TRUST |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.