Data / Bank failures / 1989 / Deep East Texas Sa
Deep East Texas Sa, Jasper, TX: failed March 16, 1989
Deep East Texas Sa in Jasper, Texas, failed on March 16, 1989. Community Bank of Kirbyville, TX, took over its deposits. It held $53.6 million in assets and $56.4 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $28 million (52.3% of its assets). By assets it was the 312th largest of 534 banks closed or assisted in 1989.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- March 16, 1989
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Community Bank, Kirbyville, TX
- Total assets
- $53,599,000
- Total deposits
- $56,442,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $28,012,089 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- RTC
- FDIC certificate
- 31799
Other bank failures in Texas, 1987 to 1991
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarado National Bank | Alvarado | November 14, 1991 | $9.2 million | $9.5 million | $2.8 million | The First National Bank in |
| Union Bank | San Antonio | October 31, 1991 | $84.9 million | $85.2 million | $8.9 million | Channelview Bank |
| First National Bank, Bedford | Bedford | October 24, 1991 | $23.2 million | $23.3 million | $2.4 million | First International Bank |
| First Federal Savings | Lubbock | October 11, 1991 | $223.7 million | $222.5 million | $5.2 million | First NB of Lubbock |
| Reagan State Bank | Big Lake | October 3, 1991 | $20.3 million | $20.9 million | $4.6 million | Security State Bank |
| First Federal Savings | Beaumont | September 27, 1991 | $251.2 million | $251.7 million | $24.9 million | Kilgore FS&LA |
| Davy Crockett FS & La | Crockett | September 13, 1991 | $50.5 million | $48.3 million | $2.3 million | |
| The San Saba National Bank | San Saba | August 29, 1991 | $15.6 million | $15.5 million | $1.1 million | First Llano Bank |
Other failed banks Community Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First State Bank | Rockwall | TX | May 26, 1988 | $39.9 million | $39.7 million | $14.8 million | Community Bank |
| First National Bank of Braman | Braman | OK | April 9, 1987 | $12.2 million | $11.7 million | $4.8 million | Community 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.