# THE METRO BK OF HUNTINGTON, INC.

> **Failed bank** · HUNTINGTON, WV · failed 1980-09-12 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $2M

## What happened

THE METRO BK OF HUNTINGTON, INC. of HUNTINGTON, WV was closed by regulators on **1980-09-12**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **HERITAGE NATIONAL BANK** (HUNTINGTON, WV). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 579
- **FDIC Certificate:** 19611
- **FDIC FIN:** 1122
- **Bank name:** THE METRO BK OF HUNTINGTON, INC.
- **Location:** HUNTINGTON, WV
- **Failure date:** 1980-09-12
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1980-09-12
- **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:** $2M
- **Deposits at failure:** $24M
- **Assets at failure:** $27M
- **Acquiring bank:** HERITAGE NATIONAL BANK (HUNTINGTON, WV)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=THE%20METRO%20BK%20OF%20HUNTINGTON%2C%20INC.

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE METRO BK OF HUNTINGTON, INC. (FDIC ID 579), failed 1980-09-12. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/579.

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