# BANK OF SIERRA BLANCA

> **Failed bank** · SIERRA BLANCA, TX · failed 2002-01-18 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $5M

## What happened

BANK OF SIERRA BLANCA of SIERRA BLANCA, TX was closed by regulators on **2002-01-18**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Payout / Insured deposits — FDIC paid insured deposits directly to depositors

Deposits were transferred to **THE SECURITY STATE BANK OF** (PECOS, TX). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3536
- **FDIC Certificate:** 22002
- **FDIC FIN:** 4651
- **Bank name:** BANK OF SIERRA BLANCA
- **Location:** SIERRA BLANCA, TX
- **Failure date:** 2002-01-18
- **FDIC resolution date:** 2002-01-18
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Payout / Insured deposits — FDIC paid insured deposits directly to depositors
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $5M
- **Deposits at failure:** $10M
- **Assets at failure:** $11M
- **Acquiring bank:** THE SECURITY STATE BANK OF (PECOS, TX)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, BANK OF SIERRA BLANCA (FDIC ID 3536), failed 2002-01-18. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3536.

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