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Bank Failure

The Belle-Bland Bank

Closed July 2, 1982 · Bland, MO · FDIC Cert #13586.

Closing date
July 2, 1982
Headquarters
Bland, MO
FDIC Certificate
13586
Total assets at closing
$4.3M
Total deposits at closing
$3.9M
Estimated loss to DIF
$1.0M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Eagle Bank of Gasconade

Context

On July 2, 1982, regulators closed The Belle-Bland Bank, headquartered in Bland, MO. At closing, the institution held approximately $4.3M in assets and $3.9M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which Eagle Bank of Gasconade acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $1.0M.

By assets at closing this is the 3020th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 33rd of 34 in 1982. 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 The Belle-Bland Bank fail?

The Belle-Bland Bank was closed by regulators on July 2, 1982.

Who acquired The Belle-Bland Bank?

Eagle Bank of Gasconade acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on July 2, 1982 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.

How big was The Belle-Bland Bank when it failed?

The Belle-Bland Bank had approximately $4.3M in total assets and $3.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1982

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1982 The Security State Bank Mooreland, OK $11.6M
Dec 10, 1982 Bollinger County Bank Lutesville, MO $15.9M
Nov 19, 1982 North Kansas Sa Beloit, KS $36.5M
Nov 19, 1982 Ranchlander National Bank Melvin, TX $4.3M
Nov 12, 1982 Bank of Quitman Quitman, AR $17.4M
Nov 5, 1982 The First National Bank of South Charlesto South Charleston, WV $28.6M
Nov 5, 1982 Texas BK of Amarillo Amarillo, TX $13.1M
Nov 2, 1982 Cedar Bluff Bank Cedar Bluff, AL $13.7M