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Bank Failure

Linn County Bank

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Closed July 19, 1985 · Linneus, MO · FDIC Cert #10625.

Closing date
July 19, 1985
Headquarters
Linneus, MO
FDIC Certificate
10625
Total assets at closing
$5.4M
Total deposits at closing
$5.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.2M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
United Mo Bank of Linn C

Context

On July 19, 1985, regulators closed Linn County Bank, headquartered in Linneus, MO. At closing, the institution held approximately $5.4M in assets and $5.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names United Mo Bank of Linn C as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $2.2M.

By assets at closing this is the 2977th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 123rd 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.

Common questions

When did Linn County Bank fail?

Linn County Bank was closed by regulators on July 19, 1985.

Who acquired Linn County Bank?

The FDIC record names United Mo Bank of Linn C as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Linn County Bank.

How big was Linn County Bank when it failed?

Linn County Bank had approximately $5.4M in total assets and $5.3M 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