Data / Bank failures / 1989 / Atlantic National Bank
Atlantic National Bank, Norfolk, VA: failed December 7, 1989
Atlantic National Bank in Norfolk, Virginia, failed on December 7, 1989. New Atlantic Bank, National of Norfolk, VA, took over its deposits. It held $14.4 million in assets and $13.7 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $626,535 (4.3% of its assets). By assets it was the 473rd largest of 534 banks closed or assisted in 1989.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 7, 1989
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- New Atlantic Bank, National, Norfolk, VA
- Total assets
- $14,412,000
- Total deposits
- $13,669,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $626,535 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- BIF
- FDIC certificate
- 20485
Other bank failures in Virginia, 1987 to 1991
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investors FSB | Richmond | December 13, 1991 | $2.06 billion | $1.43 billion | $470.7 million | Central Fidelity Bank |
| First Security Bank | Roanoke | May 24, 1991 | $15.9 million | $15 million | $4.5 million | First Century Bank |
| Madison National Bank of Virginia | McLean | May 10, 1991 | $174.2 million | $159.4 million | $18.2 million | Signet Bank - Virginia |
| Sentry Fsa | Norfolk | May 3, 1991 | $50.3 million | $47.2 million | $12.3 million | |
| Coreast FSB | Richmond | February 1, 1991 | $1.21 billion | $993.2 million | $210.8 million | |
| Trustbank FSB | Tysons Corner | January 25, 1991 | $1.82 billion | $1.51 billion | $172.8 million | |
| Heritage Savings Bank, FSB | Richmond | October 19, 1990 | $888.8 million | $726.2 million | $124.2 million | CRFC Interim SB (crestar Ba |
| United FSB | Vienna | July 31, 1990 | $415.6 million | $352.7 million | $134.5 million | Crestar Bank |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-24. 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.