Data / Bank failures / 1987 / The Citizens Bank
The Citizens Bank, Drumright, OK: failed September 24, 1987
The Citizens Bank in Drumright, Oklahoma, failed on September 24, 1987. American NB of Bristow of Bristow, OK, took over its deposits. It held $35.1 million in assets and $33.4 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $14.6 million (41.6% of its assets). By assets it was the 105th largest of 262 banks closed or assisted in 1987.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- September 24, 1987
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- American NB of Bristow, Bristow, OK
- Total assets
- $35,121,000
- Total deposits
- $33,370,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $14,622,652 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 425
Other bank failures in Oklahoma, 1985 to 1989
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Side State Bank | Tulsa | December 14, 1989 | $20.4 million | $21.4 million | $4.5 million | Bank of Tulsa |
| City National Bank of Sayre | Sayre | December 13, 1989 | $21 million | $22.4 million | $3.8 million | First State Bank and Trust |
| Sooner Federal Savings Assoc. | Tulsa | November 16, 1989 | $1.53 billion | $1.15 billion | $152.8 million | First Gibraltar Bank, FSB |
| Great Plains Savings | Weatherford | October 26, 1989 | $99.8 million | $72.5 million | $20 million | Local Federal Bank, FSB |
| Park Avenue Bank, National Assoc | Oklahoma City | October 19, 1989 | $17.9 million | $14.4 million | $775,547 | Founders Bank & Trust Compa |
| North Bank, National Association | Oklahoma City | October 12, 1989 | $12.4 million | $12.9 million | $1.1 million | The Liberty National Bank A |
| American Home S & L | Edmond | October 5, 1989 | $96.7 million | $79.5 million | $13.7 million | Founders B&TC |
| Family Savings Bank, FSB | Sapulpa | October 5, 1989 | $50.9 million | $52.8 million | $4.1 million | American NB&T |
Other failed banks American NB of Bristow took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First Nat Bank & Trust Co. of Cushing | Cushing | OK | March 10, 1988 | $60.3 million | $61.2 million | $20 million | American NB of Bristow |
| First State Bank | Oilton | OK | February 11, 1988 | $13.2 million | $13.3 million | $3.1 million | American NB of Bristow |
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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.