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Bank Failure

Security State Bank

Closed May 31, 1985 · Edgar, NE · FDIC Cert #18738.

Closing date
May 31, 1985
Headquarters
Edgar, NE
FDIC Certificate
18738
Total assets at closing
$6.6M
Total deposits at closing
$6.1M
Estimated loss to DIF
$1.1M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Guide Rock State Bank

Context

On May 31, 1985, regulators closed Security State Bank, headquartered in Edgar, NE. At closing, the institution held approximately $6.6M in assets and $6.1M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which Guide Rock State Bank acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $1.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 2925th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 119th 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 Security State Bank fail?

Security State Bank was closed by regulators on May 31, 1985.

Who acquired Security State Bank?

Guide Rock State Bank acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on May 31, 1985 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.

How big was Security State Bank when it failed?

Security State Bank had approximately $6.6M in total assets and $6.1M 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