Data / Bank failures / 1991 / Northwest National Bank
Northwest National Bank, Fayetteville, AR: failed August 16, 1991
Northwest National Bank in Fayetteville, Arkansas, failed on August 16, 1991. Citizens Bank of Northwest of Fayetteville, AR, took over its deposits. It held $29.4 million in assets and $30.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $936,463 (3.2% of its assets). By assets it was the 214th largest of 271 banks closed or assisted in 1991.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- August 16, 1991
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Citizens Bank of Northwest, Fayetteville, AR
- Total assets
- $29,438,000
- Total deposits
- $30,190,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $936,463 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- BIF
- FDIC certificate
- 22016
Other bank failures in Arkansas, 1989 to 1993
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Exchange Bank of Little Rock | Little Rock | September 24, 1992 | $24.7 million | $24.4 million | $1.9 million | First Commercial Bank NA |
| United FS & La | Jonesboro | June 28, 1991 | $142.5 million | $136.7 million | $16.3 million | |
| Arkansas FSB | Little Rock | December 21, 1990 | $71.7 million | $61.6 million | $15.4 million | |
| Texarkana FS & La | Texarcana | December 7, 1990 | $40.4 million | $43.2 million | $11.2 million | Citizens NB |
| First Sa | Paragould | November 30, 1990 | $64.1 million | $46.7 million | $24.6 million | Peoples Bank |
| First American Federal Savings | Fort Smith | May 25, 1990 | $450.7 million | $444.2 million | $45.2 million | |
| Citizens National Bank of Walnut Ridge | Walnut Ridge | February 2, 1990 | $37.5 million | $34.1 million | $6.3 million | The Lawrence County Bank |
| Grand Prairie FS & La | Stuttgart | January 26, 1990 | $31.5 million | $24.8 million | $14.2 million |
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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.