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The American Bank, Palestine, TX: failed July 14, 1988
The American Bank in Palestine, Texas, failed on July 14, 1988. Royall NB of Palestine of Palestine, TX, took over its deposits. It held $20.8 million in assets and $20.4 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $3.8 million (18.4% of its assets). By assets it was the 378th largest of 470 banks closed or assisted in 1988.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- July 14, 1988
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Royall NB of Palestine, Palestine, TX
- Total assets
- $20,789,000
- Total deposits
- $20,360,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $3,815,598 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 23082
Other bank failures in Texas, 1986 to 1990
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples State Bank | Dallas | December 14, 1990 | $30.3 million | $30.6 million | $6.3 million | Comerica Bank - Texas |
| The State Bank of Omaha | Omaha | December 14, 1990 | $20.5 million | $20.6 million | $5.3 million | The First National Bank of |
| Washington County State Bank | Brenham | December 13, 1990 | $77.7 million | $77.5 million | $9.4 million | Channelview Bank |
| Andrews Savings & Loan Assoc. | Andrews | December 7, 1990 | $126.1 million | $109.7 million | $11 million | |
| First National Bank of Rowlett | Rowlett | December 7, 1990 | $20.5 million | $21.4 million | $6.5 million | U.S. Trust Company of Texas |
| Heights Bank | Harker Heights | December 7, 1990 | $28.8 million | $27 million | $4.7 million | Heights State Bank |
| First Southwest FS & La | Tyler | November 30, 1990 | $51.2 million | $45.3 million | $4.9 million | Citizens Bank |
| Atascosa Sa | Jourdanton | November 30, 1990 | $34.7 million | $32.9 million | $7.1 million |
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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.