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Commercial State Bank

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Closed June 27, 1986 · Pocahontas, IA · FDIC Cert #257.

Closing date
June 27, 1986
Headquarters
Pocahontas, IA
FDIC Certificate
257
Total assets at closing
$47.9M
Total deposits at closing
$42.9M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$9.9M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Citizens State Bank

Context

On June 27, 1986, regulators closed Commercial State Bank, headquartered in Pocahontas, IA. At closing, the institution held approximately $47.9M in assets and $42.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names Citizens State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $9.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 1693rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 49th of 162 in 1986. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Commercial State Bank fail?

Commercial State Bank was closed by regulators on June 27, 1986.

Who acquired Commercial State Bank?

The FDIC record names Citizens State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Commercial State Bank.

How big was Commercial State Bank when it failed?

Commercial State Bank had approximately $47.9M in total assets and $42.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1986

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 19, 1986 Lakeland State Bank Pequot Lakes, MN $49.4M
Dec 19, 1986 Farmers State Bank Lueders, TX $9.7M
Dec 18, 1986 First Bank & Trust Co. Booker, TX $94.9M
Dec 18, 1986 Landmark National Bank Denver, CO $12.9M
Dec 18, 1986 Lago Vista National Bank Lago Vista, TX $11.9M
Dec 12, 1986 Guaranty Federal Bank FSB Casper, WY $63.8M
Dec 12, 1986 First Savings of America Orland Park, IL $47.0M
Dec 9, 1986 The Citizens Bank of Windsor Windsor, MO $24.8M