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Avoyelles Trust & Savings Bank, Bunkie, LA: failed November 10, 1988
Avoyelles Trust & Savings Bank in Bunkie, Louisiana, failed on November 10, 1988. Bunkie BANK&TRUST Co of Bunkie, LA, took over its deposits. It held $27.2 million in assets and $30.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $8.8 million (32.4% of its assets). By assets it was the 347th largest of 470 banks closed or assisted in 1988.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- November 10, 1988
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Bunkie BANK&TRUST Co, Bunkie, LA
- Total assets
- $27,150,000
- Total deposits
- $30,223,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $8,783,962 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 11783
Other bank failures in Louisiana, 1986 to 1990
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern FS | New Orleans | December 28, 1990 | $230.8 million | $230 million | $7 million | |
| Bank of Commerce | Alexandria | December 13, 1990 | $19.7 million | $19.9 million | $4.1 million | The Evangeline Bank and Tru |
| Louisiana Federal Savings Bank | Kenner | November 9, 1990 | $58.8 million | $50.5 million | $9.5 million | |
| Desoto FS & La | Mansfield | November 2, 1990 | $63.9 million | $63.1 million | $8.5 million | |
| The Peoples Bank & Trust Company | Natchitoches | October 5, 1990 | $117.1 million | $115.8 million | $12.6 million | Heritage Bank of Natchitoch |
| First Fsa | Winnfield | August 31, 1990 | $54.7 million | $51.1 million | $6.3 million | |
| American Bank & Trust Company | Baton Rouge | August 2, 1990 | $351.5 million | $319.8 million | $6.2 million | Hancock Bank of Louisiana |
| United FS & La | Vidalia | July 20, 1990 | $18.9 million | $18.9 million | $193 | Concordia B&TC |
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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.