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Houston Commerce Bank

Houston, TX · failed January 28, 1988 · FDIC certificate 23511

Houston Commerce Bank of Houston, TX failed on January 28, 1988. It opened on August 17, 1981, 6 years before. At its last report before that it held $41.0 million in assets and $40.1 million in deposits. At its largest in the FDIC's quarterly reports, on June 30, 1986, it held $75.8 million. The FDIC estimates that the FDIC's insurance fund lost $8.5 million on it.

1984-031987-12
Assets at the end$41.0 millionlast report before January 28, 1988
Deposits at the end$40.1 million
Estimated loss to the fund$8.5 millionFDIC
Largest in the quarterly reports$75.8 millionJune 30, 1986
Equity to assets1.0%December 31, 1987
Loans not being repaid20.5%noncurrent, December 31, 1987
Return on assets-4.91%a year's rate, December 31, 1987
Staff16full time, December 31, 1987
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Also ended in 1988

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Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind Suite API. Source values and institutional identifiers are retained; formatting and normalization by Underfolio. No FDIC endorsement is implied. How these numbers are made · Report a data issue.