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First National Bank of Eads

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Closed February 14, 1985 · Eads, CO · FDIC Cert #14563.

Closing date
February 14, 1985
Headquarters
Eads, CO
FDIC Certificate
14563
Total assets (last filing before closing)
$17.5M
Total deposits (last filing before closing)
$16.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$4.6M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Omnibank of Kiowa County

Context

On February 14, 1985, regulators closed First National Bank of Eads, headquartered in Eads, CO. At closing, the institution held approximately $17.5M in assets and $16.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names Omnibank of Kiowa County as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $4.6M.

By total assets in its last filing before closing, this is the 2437th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 86th of 139 in 1985. 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, in nominal dollars, and can differ from the balance on the closing day.

Common questions

When did First National Bank of Eads fail?

First National Bank of Eads was closed by regulators on February 14, 1985.

Who acquired First National Bank of Eads?

The FDIC record names Omnibank of Kiowa County as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First National Bank of Eads.

How big was First National Bank of Eads when it failed?

First National Bank of Eads had approximately $17.5M in total assets and $16.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1985

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 20, 1985 First City Bank Glendale, CA $35.8M
Dec 20, 1985 State Bank of Frost Frost, MN $7.7M
Dec 19, 1985 Princeton State Bank Princeton, MO $18.4M
Dec 19, 1985 Farmers State Bank Sargent, NE $12.5M
Dec 19, 1985 Bank of Panama Panama, NE $4.4M
Dec 19, 1985 Farmers & Merchants Bank Comstock, NE $3.3M
Dec 13, 1985 The First National Bank in Lincoln County Ruidoso, NM $32.0M
Dec 13, 1985 Lake National Bank Lake Ozark, MO $19.8M