Data / Bank failures / 1989 / Bank of Benton
Bank of Benton, Benton, LA: failed January 5, 1989
Bank of Benton in Benton, Louisiana, failed on January 5, 1989. Red River Valley Bank of Bossier City, LA, took over its deposits. It held $12.2 million in assets and $12.1 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $3.4 million (27.6% of its assets). By assets it was the 485th largest of 534 banks closed or assisted in 1989.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- January 5, 1989
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Red River Valley Bank, Bossier City, LA
- Total assets
- $12,202,000
- Total deposits
- $12,132,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $3,364,577 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 8139
Other bank failures in Louisiana, 1987 to 1991
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of the South | Baton Rouge | October 30, 1991 | $31.8 million | $31.3 million | $3.6 million | The First National Bank in |
| Oaktree Federal Savings | New Orleans | October 13, 1991 | $2.21 billion | $2.26 billion | $2.35 billion | |
| Pontchartrain State Bank | Metairie | July 19, 1991 | $140 million | $142.1 million | $29.4 million | First National Bank of Comm |
| Dryades S & La | New Orleans | June 7, 1991 | $262.3 million | $259.7 million | $15.1 million | Dryades SB, FSB |
| First City Bank | New Orleans | May 17, 1991 | $56.1 million | $56.5 million | $10.4 million | First Bank and Trust |
| Vermilion FSB | Abbeville | May 10, 1991 | $17.8 million | $17.6 million | $322,527 | First Acadiana NB |
| American Bank & Trust Company | Shreveport | April 11, 1991 | $60.9 million | $60.4 million | $10.5 million | Tri-State Bank and Trust |
| Merchants Trust & Savings Bank | Kenner | February 14, 1991 | $43.8 million | $42.7 million | $11.2 million | First American Bank and Tru |
Other failed banks Red River Valley Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of the Mid-South | Bossier City | LA | August 25, 1988 | $41.8 million | $41.1 million | $6.8 million | Red River Valley Bank |
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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.