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Bank Failure

The First State Bank

Closed March 4, 1987 · Rockford, IA · FDIC Cert #9101.

Closing date
March 4, 1987
Headquarters
Rockford, IA
FDIC Certificate
9101
Total assets at closing
$15.8M
Total deposits at closing
$15.2M
Estimated loss to DIF
$1.4M
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
First Security Bank&trus

Context

On March 4, 1987, regulators closed The First State Bank, headquartered in Rockford, IA. At closing, the institution held approximately $15.8M in assets and $15.2M in deposits. The FDIC arranged a resolution under which First Security Bank&trus acquired the failed bank's operations. The estimated cost to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund was approximately $1.4M.

By assets at closing this is the 2506th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 128th of 217 in 1987. 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 First State Bank fail?

The First State Bank was closed by regulators on March 4, 1987.

Who acquired The First State Bank?

First Security Bank&trus acquired the failed bank's deposits and operations on March 4, 1987 under an FDIC-brokered resolution.

How big was The First State Bank when it failed?

The First State Bank had approximately $15.8M in total assets and $15.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1987

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 18, 1987 First State Bank at Shoshoni Shoshoni, WY $4.6M
Dec 17, 1987 Usbank Denton, TX $86.0M
Dec 17, 1987 Bank of Mabank Mabank, TX $43.8M
Dec 17, 1987 American Bank of Commerce Lake Charles, LA $35.5M
Dec 11, 1987 First Interstate Bank of Alaska Anchorage, AK $367.7M
Dec 11, 1987 Lewis and Clark State Bank Lake Oswego, OR $20.3M
Dec 10, 1987 Heritage National Bank Austin, TX $53.2M
Dec 10, 1987 Bancfirst-Austin, N.A. Austin, TX $25.3M