Failures by State

Bank Failures in Kansas

114 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Kansas have failed since 1935, the 9th most of any state or territory. The most recent was Small Business Bank on July 17, 2026. The worst year was 1989, with 21 failures. Failed banks held $22.06B in assets at closing.

114

Failures

1935 to 2026

$22.06B

Failed assets

At closing

$2.98B

Estimated DIF loss

FDIC estimate

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Largest bank failures in Kansas

Date	Bank	City	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Feb 16, 1990	Franklin FSA	Ottawa	$9.26B	Branch sale
Aug 10, 1989	Peoples Heritage FS & La	Salina	$1.81B	Branch sale
Oct 22, 2010	Hillcrest Bank	Overland Park	$1.58B	Hillcrest Bank, N.A.
Feb 17, 1989	Anchor Sa	Kansas City	$834.0M	Bank IV Kansas City, N.A.
Oct 19, 1989	Mid Kansas S & La Assoc.	Wichita	$761.9M	Branch sale
Aug 22, 2008	The Columbian Bank and Trust Company	Topeka	$735.1M	Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Mar 20, 2009	Teambank, N.A.	Paola	$669.8M	Great Southern Bank
Aug 12, 2011	The First National Bank of Olathe	Olathe	$538.1M	Enterprise Bank & Trust
Dec 11, 2009	Solutionsbank	Overland Park	$511.1M	Arvest Bank
Oct 15, 2010	Security Savings Bank, F.S.B.	Olathe	$453.3M	Simmons First National Bank

Kansas bank failures by year

Year	Failures	Failed assets
2026	1	$72.9M
2023	1	$139.4M
2020	1	$65.7M
2017	1	$33.0M
2012	1	$96.0M
2011	1	$538.1M
2010	3	$2.07B
2009	3	$1.34B
2008	1	$735.1M
1993	3	$459.9M
1992	3	$220.3M
1991	3	$583.8M
1990	4	$9.46B
1989	21	$4.96B
1988	6	$121.7M
1987	10	$362.7M
1986	14	$270.0M
1985	13	$272.2M
1984	7	$79.6M
1983	1	$35.4M
1982	1	$36.5M
1980	3	$98.8M
1979	1	$5.0M
1975	1	$2.9M
1967	1	$4.1M
1941	1	—
1940	1	$301K
1939	2	$60K
1936	3	$80K
1935	2	$247K

Every bank failure in Kansas

Date	Bank	City	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Feb 18, 1988	The Farmers & Merchants BK of Hill City	Hill City	$16.5M	Farmers&merchants BK Hil
Feb 3, 1988	The Bank of Louisburg	Louisburg	$20.7M	Peoples NB&T Ottawa
Jan 21, 1988	Cedar Vale State Bank	Cedar Vale	$11.7M	Chisholm Trail State Ban
Nov 19, 1987	The Alexander State Bank	Alexander	$9.2M	—
Nov 19, 1987	The Timken State Bank	Timken	$3.1M	—
Oct 20, 1987	Topeka Savings Association	Topeka	$112.5M	—
Sep 24, 1987	The Murdock State Bank	Murdock	$9.2M	Farmers STB of Norwich K
Sep 24, 1987	The Mayfield State Bank, Mayfield	Mayfield	$6.8M	First NB in Harper
Sep 17, 1987	The Talmage State Bank	Talmage	$6.7M	First National Bank
Jun 11, 1987	The Benton State Bank	Benton	$9.4M	First National Bank&trus
Apr 2, 1987	The First National Bank of Herington	Herington	$20.7M	Bank of Herington
Feb 27, 1987	First FS&LA of Beloit	Beloit	$82.9M	—
Feb 5, 1987	Boulevard State Bank	Wichita	$102.3M	Union Boulevard NB
Dec 4, 1986	Hays State Bank	Hays	$27.8M	Farmers State Bank&trust
Nov 13, 1986	The Hoxie State Bank	Hoxie	$35.8M	Prairie State Bank
Sep 25, 1986	The Home State Bank	La Crosse	$14.7M	Farmers B&T N.A.
Aug 21, 1986	United Bank of Minneapolis	Minneapolis	$22.7M	Bennington State Bank
Aug 14, 1986	The State Exchange Bank	Yates Center	$27.8M	Girard National Bank
Aug 7, 1986	The Easton State Bank	Eston	$17.2M	Fort National Bank
Jul 24, 1986	McCune State Bank	McCune	$9.1M	City NB of Pittsburg
Jul 17, 1986	The Bank of Kiowa	Kiowa	$10.9M	—
Jun 19, 1986	The First National Bank of Chanute	Chanute	$45.4M	—
Jun 5, 1986	The Citizens St Bank of McCracken	McCracken	$11.4M	—
May 15, 1986	The Citizens State Bank of St. Francis	St. Francis	$24.2M	St Francis State B&T Co
May 1, 1986	Bank of Nortonville	Nortonville	$7.2M	Kendall State Bank
Mar 27, 1986	First State Bank	White Cloud	$6.1M	Silver Lake Bank
Jan 9, 1986	The First National Bank of White City	White City	$9.6M	Bank of White City
Nov 21, 1985	The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Ru	La Crosse	$32.6M	—
Nov 21, 1985	Decataur County National Bank of Oberlin	Oberlin	$18.4M	Bank of Oberlin
Sep 25, 1985	The Sedan State Bank	Sedan	$28.2M	—
Aug 23, 1985	The Bank of Bronson	Bronson	$9.6M	—
Aug 14, 1985	State Bank of Herndon	Herndon	$6.2M	—
Jul 25, 1985	Citizens State Bank of El Dorado	El Dorado	$31.2M	National Bank of El Dora
Jul 25, 1985	Kansas American Bank	Overland Park	$25.7M	Midamerican B&T Overland
Jul 23, 1985	The First National Bank of Onaga	Onaga	$22.4M	First National Bank of O
Jul 18, 1985	Eskridge State Bank	Eskridge	$10.1M	Flint Hills Bank of Eskr
Jul 2, 1985	Madison Bank	Madison	$8.4M	First NB of Madison
Jun 20, 1985	Farmers State Bank of Dexter	Dexter	$4.3M	—
Jun 13, 1985	The First State Bank	Edna	$8.3M	First State Bank of Edna
May 2, 1985	The Bank of Commerce	Chanute	$66.8M	Bank of Commerce
Dec 20, 1984	The Farmers State Bank	Selden	$14.6M	Selden State Bank
Dec 11, 1984	University Bank of Wichita	Wichita	$4.7M	Charter Bank National As
Nov 29, 1984	The Strong City State Bank	Strong City	$5.0M	Chase County Bank
Oct 25, 1984	The First Nat BK of Gaylord	Gaylord	$6.4M	Farmers NB of Gaylord
Oct 10, 1984	The Rexford State Bank	Rexford	$5.8M	Peoples STB of Rexford
Aug 22, 1984	The First State Bank	Thayer	$12.2M	First State Bank
Jan 27, 1984	Indian Springs State Bank	Kansas City	$30.9M	Brotherhood Bank&trust C
Sep 2, 1983	The Douglass State Bank	Kansas City	$35.4M	Douglass Bank
Nov 19, 1982	North Kansas Sa	Beloit	$36.5M	—
Nov 21, 1980	Citizens State BK of Galena	Galena	$10.3M	Citizens STB in Galena

Source: FDIC failed-bank list. Counts are real closures by headquarters state; FDIC open-bank assistance transactions are not failures and are excluded. Assets and deposits are as reported at closing.

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