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First Bank & Trust, Bryan, TX: failed February 9, 1989

First Bank & Trust in Bryan, Texas, failed on February 9, 1989. First American Bank of Bryan, TX, took over its deposits. It held $148.1 million in assets and $144.7 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $30 million (20.3% of its assets). By assets it was the 170th largest of 534 banks closed or assisted in 1989.

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The FDIC's record

Closed
February 9, 1989
Type
Failure
How it was resolved
Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
Acquirer
First American Bank, Bryan, TX
Total assets
$148,098,000
Total deposits
$144,662,000
Estimated cost to the FDIC
$30,008,642 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
Charter
State nonmember bank (FDIC)
Insurance fund
FDIC
FDIC certificate
1178

The FDIC record

Other bank failures in Texas, 1987 to 1991

BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Alvarado National BankAlvaradoNovember 14, 1991$9.2 million$9.5 million$2.8 millionThe First National Bank in
Union BankSan AntonioOctober 31, 1991$84.9 million$85.2 million$8.9 millionChannelview Bank
First National Bank, BedfordBedfordOctober 24, 1991$23.2 million$23.3 million$2.4 millionFirst International Bank
First Federal SavingsLubbockOctober 11, 1991$223.7 million$222.5 million$5.2 millionFirst NB of Lubbock
Reagan State BankBig LakeOctober 3, 1991$20.3 million$20.9 million$4.6 millionSecurity State Bank
First Federal SavingsBeaumontSeptember 27, 1991$251.2 million$251.7 million$24.9 millionKilgore FS&LA
Davy Crockett FS & LaCrockettSeptember 13, 1991$50.5 million$48.3 million$2.3 million
The San Saba National BankSan SabaAugust 29, 1991$15.6 million$15.5 million$1.1 millionFirst Llano Bank

Other failed banks First American Bank took over

BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
High Desert State BankAlbuquerqueNMJune 25, 2010$80.3 million$81 million$28.4 millionFirst American Bank
Town Community Bank and TrustAntiochILJanuary 15, 2010$70.8 million$68.3 million$23.3 millionFirst American Bank
United Citizens Bank, National AssocCollege StationTXFebruary 28, 1991$44.9 million$47.2 million$9.8 millionFirst American Bank
Texas Commercial SaSulphur SpringsTXSeptember 21, 1990$27.7 million$26.8 million$7 millionFirst American Bank
University National Bank of College StatioCollege StationTXMarch 8, 1990$36.3 million$39.5 million$11.7 millionFirst American Bank
First California SavingsOrangeCAApril 6, 1989$161.4 million$194.5 million$73.7 millionFirst American Bank
Farmers National Bank of ErickErickOKFebruary 7, 1985$16.8 million$17.3 million$3.6 millionFirst American 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.