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Peoples State Bank

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Closed April 26, 1985 · Odebolt, IA · FDIC Cert #12414.

Closing date
April 26, 1985
Headquarters
Odebolt, IA
FDIC Certificate
12414
Total assets at closing
$13.5M
Total deposits at closing
$12.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.3M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Peoples Savings Bank

Context

On April 26, 1985, regulators closed Peoples State Bank, headquartered in Odebolt, IA. At closing, the institution held approximately $13.5M in assets and $12.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names Peoples Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $2.3M.

By assets at closing this is the 2604th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 97th 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 Peoples State Bank fail?

Peoples State Bank was closed by regulators on April 26, 1985.

Who acquired Peoples State Bank?

The FDIC record names Peoples Savings Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Peoples State Bank.

How big was Peoples State Bank when it failed?

Peoples State Bank had approximately $13.5M in total assets and $12.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Dec 20, 1985 First City Bank Glendale, CA $35.8M
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