Data / Bank failures / 1986 / Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, Baton Rouge, LA: failed November 7, 1986
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, failed on November 7, 1986. Whitney NB of New Orlean of New Orleans, LA, took over its deposits. It held $70.1 million in assets and $69.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $28.7 million (40.9% of its assets). By assets it was the 62nd largest of 204 banks closed or assisted in 1986.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- November 7, 1986
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Whitney NB of New Orlean, New Orleans, LA
- Total assets
- $70,053,000
- Total deposits
- $69,201,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $28,670,670 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 24081
Other bank failures in Louisiana, 1984 to 1988
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Bank & Trust Company (assistance) | Baton Rouge | December 21, 1988 | $111.5 million | $112.7 million | $18 million | Baton Rouge BANK&TRUST Co |
| Crescent City Bank & Trust Company | New Orleans | December 15, 1988 | $24 million | $23.1 million | $6.4 million | Omni Bank |
| First National Bank | Covington | November 18, 1988 | $262.2 million | $297.9 million | $124.3 million | Hibernia National Bank |
| Avoyelles Trust & Savings Bank | Bunkie | November 10, 1988 | $27.2 million | $30.2 million | $8.8 million | Bunkie BANK&TRUST Co |
| Commercial Bank & Trust Company | Metairie | October 20, 1988 | $58.8 million | $56.4 million | $13.2 million | Pontchartrain State Bank |
| Bank of the Mid-South | Bossier City | August 25, 1988 | $41.8 million | $41.1 million | $6.8 million | Red River Valley Bank |
| National Fidelity Bank of Shreveport | Shreveport | July 28, 1988 | $10.5 million | $10.6 million | $2.9 million | Hibernia National Bank |
| Claiborne Bank & Trust Company | Homer | June 29, 1988 | $13.1 million | $12.9 million | $1.3 million | Homer National Bank |
Other failed banks Whitney NB of New Orlean took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bank & Trust Company | Lafayette | LA | September 26, 1986 | $210.9 million | $191.7 million | $65.5 million | Whitney NB of New Orlean |
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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.