# METROPOLITAN BK & TR COMPANY

> **Failed bank** · TAMPA, FL · failed 1982-02-12 · State commercial bank, Federal Reserve member

## What happened

METROPOLITAN BK & TR COMPANY of TAMPA, FL was closed by state regulators on **1982-02-12**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **GREAT AMERICAN BANK OF T** (TAMPA, FL). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 640
- **FDIC Certificate:** 21623
- **FDIC FIN:** 2298
- **Bank name:** METROPOLITAN BK & TR COMPANY
- **Location:** TAMPA, FL
- **Failure date:** 1982-02-12
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1982-02-12
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, Federal Reserve member
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $0M
- **Deposits at failure:** $210M
- **Assets at failure:** $267M
- **Acquiring bank:** GREAT AMERICAN BANK OF T (TAMPA, FL)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=METROPOLITAN%20BK%20%26%20TR%20COMPANY

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, METROPOLITAN BK & TR COMPANY (FDIC ID 640), failed 1982-02-12. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/640.

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