# WESTERN BANK

> **Failed bank** · MIDLAND, TX · failed 1986-09-04 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $27M

## What happened

WESTERN BANK of MIDLAND, TX was closed by regulators on **1986-09-04**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets

Deposits were transferred to **UNITED BANK NATIONAL ASS** (MIDLAND, TX). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1271
- **FDIC Certificate:** 20616
- **FDIC FIN:** 2596
- **Bank name:** WESTERN BANK
- **Location:** MIDLAND, TX
- **Failure date:** 1986-09-04
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1986-09-04
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $27M
- **Deposits at failure:** $71M
- **Assets at failure:** $77M
- **Acquiring bank:** UNITED BANK NATIONAL ASS (MIDLAND, TX)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=WESTERN%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, WESTERN BANK (FDIC ID 1271), failed 1986-09-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1271.

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