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The Metro BK of Huntington, Inc., Huntington, WV: failed September 12, 1980
The Metro BK of Huntington, Inc. in Huntington, West Virginia, failed on September 12, 1980. Heritage National Bank of Huntington, WV, took over its deposits. It held $27 million in assets and $23.9 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $2.3 million (8.7% of its assets). By assets it was the 13th largest of 22 banks closed or assisted in 1980.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- September 12, 1980
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Heritage National Bank, Huntington, WV
- Total assets
- $26,969,000
- Total deposits
- $23,949,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $2,348,096 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 19611
Other bank failures in West Virginia, 1978 to 1982
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First National Bank of South Charlesto | South Charleston | November 5, 1982 | $28.6 million | $27.7 million | $4.6 million | Charleston National Bank |
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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.