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Bank Failures in Minnesota

70 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Minnesota have failed since 1934. The most recent was Northern Star Bank on December 19, 2014. The worst year was 1987, with 10 failures. Failed banks held $7.36B in assets at closing.

70
Failures
1934 to 2014
$7.36B
Failed assets
At closing
$1.57B
Estimated DIF loss
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Largest bank failures in Minnesota

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Feb 13, 1989 Midwest Federal Savings Minneapolis $3.26B Branch sale
Apr 27, 2012 Inter Savings Bank, FSB D/b/a/ Interbank, FSB Maple Grove $463.8M Great Southern Bank
Aug 28, 2009 MainStreet Bank Forest Lake $458.5M Central Bank
Feb 24, 2012 Home Savings of America Little Falls $434.1M —
Oct 7, 2011 The Riverbank Wyoming $419.7M Central Bank
Sep 7, 2012 First Commercial Bank Bloomington $215.9M Republic Bank & Trust Company
Nov 6, 2009 Prosperan Bank Oakdale $197.4M Alerus Financial, N.A.
May 11, 1990 United Savings Bank, FSB Windom $161.5M Branch sale
Jan 27, 2012 Patriot Bank Minnesota Forest Lake $105.0M First Resource Bank
Jul 23, 2010 Community Security Bank New Prague $100.6M Roundbank

Minnesota bank failures by year

Year Failures Failed assets
2014 1 $18.8M
2013 1 $49.6M
2012 4 $1.22B
2011 2 $441.2M
2010 8 $353.2M
2009 6 $964.7M
2008 1 $52.9M
2000 1 $25.9M
1992 1 $30.3M
1991 1 $54.6M
1990 4 $300.5M
1989 2 $3.27B
1988 7 $103.4M
1987 10 $140.8M
1986 5 $114.9M
1985 6 $140.1M
1984 4 $70.0M
1983 1 $13.9M
1942 1 $91K
1939 1 $304K
1938 1 $135K
1937 1 $99K
1934 1 $91K

Every bank failure in Minnesota

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Dec 4, 1986 First National Bank of Stewartville Stewartville $18.5M Marquette Bank Rochester
Nov 7, 1986 Chokio State Bank Chokio $11.9M First State Bank Chokio
Jul 11, 1986 Farmers State Bank of Clarissa Clarissa $17.9M First STB of Rush City
Mar 14, 1986 Farmers & Merchants St BK of Lamberton Lamberton $17.1M American Bank Mankato
Dec 20, 1985 State Bank of Frost Frost $7.7M Frost State Bank
Oct 18, 1985 Farmers State Bank of Kanaranzi Kanaranzi $3.9M Citizens STB of Silver L
Aug 2, 1985 Farmers State Bank of Round Lake Round Lake $23.2M Farmers STB of Mountain
Jun 14, 1985 Swift County Bank Benson $41.6M First Security STB Sleep
May 31, 1985 First Trust Bank of Lakefield Lakefield $24.3M Fulda State Bank
Feb 15, 1985 Citizens State Bank of Fulda Fulda $39.4M Fulda State Bank
Oct 24, 1984 State Bank of Boyd Boyd $7.1M State Bank of Madison
Jul 19, 1984 The Guaranty BK of Saint Paul St. Paul $28.6M Shelard National Bank
May 24, 1984 First Nat BK of Prior Lake Prior Lake $12.2M First NB of Shakopee
May 4, 1984 The First Nat BK of Rushford Rushford $22.0M Goodhue CNTY NB of Red W
Feb 9, 1983 State Bank of Barnum Barnum $13.9M —
Jan 21, 1942 Palisade State Bank Palisade $91K —
Jan 5, 1939 The First National Bank of Preston Preston $304K —
Sep 2, 1938 First State Bank Hewitt $135K —
Oct 7, 1937 Farmers State Bank of Carlisle Carlisle $99K —
Sep 13, 1934 Farmers State Bank of Bongards Bongards $91K —

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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