# REPUBLIC OF TEXAS SA

> **Failed bank** · HOUSTON, TX · failed 1982-01-15 · SL · FDIC cost $64M

## What happened

REPUBLIC OF TEXAS SA of HOUSTON, TX was closed by state regulators on **1982-01-15**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **HOME SA OF AMERICA** (LOS ANGELES, CA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 626
- **FDIC Certificate:** 30777
- **FDIC FIN:** 1620
- **Bank name:** REPUBLIC OF TEXAS SA
- **Location:** HOUSTON, TX
- **Failure date:** 1982-01-15
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1982-01-15
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $64M
- **Deposits at failure:** $188M
- **Assets at failure:** $258M
- **Acquiring bank:** HOME SA OF AMERICA (LOS ANGELES, CA)

## Other banks HOME SA OF AMERICA has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- EL CENTRO FS&LA (DALLAS, TX) — failed 1982-01-15 — /failed-bank/631
- CIVIC S&LA (IRVING, TX) — failed 1982-01-15 — /failed-bank/630
- BUFFALO S&LA (HOUSTON, TX) — failed 1982-01-15 — /failed-bank/629
- HYDE PARK FS&LA (CHICAGO, IL) — failed 1982-01-15 — /failed-bank/628
- ROYAL FS&LA (DALLAS, TX) — failed 1982-01-15 — /failed-bank/627
- SOUTHERN FS&LA OF BROWARD COUNTY (POMPANO BEACH, FL) — failed 1981-12-17 — /failed-bank/623
- SECURITY FS&LA OF SIKESTON (SIKESTON, MO) — failed 1981-12-17 — /failed-bank/622
- HAMILTONIAN FS&LA (LADUE, MO) — failed 1981-12-17 — /failed-bank/621

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=REPUBLIC%20OF%20TEXAS%20SA

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, REPUBLIC OF TEXAS SA (FDIC ID 626), failed 1982-01-15. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/626.

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