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The Strong City State Bank

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Closed November 29, 1984 · Strong City, KS · FDIC Cert #12429.

Closing date
November 29, 1984
Headquarters
Strong City, KS
FDIC Certificate
12429
Total assets at closing
$5.0M
Total deposits at closing
$4.7M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.8M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Chase County Bank

Context

On November 29, 1984, regulators closed The Strong City State Bank, headquartered in Strong City, KS. At closing, the institution held approximately $5.0M in assets and $4.7M in deposits. The FDIC record names Chase County Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $1.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 2993rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 78th of 83 in 1984. 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 Strong City State Bank fail?

The Strong City State Bank was closed by regulators on November 29, 1984.

Who acquired The Strong City State Bank?

The FDIC record names Chase County Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Strong City State Bank.

How big was The Strong City State Bank when it failed?

The Strong City State Bank had approximately $5.0M in total assets and $4.7M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1984

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 22, 1984 First Security Bank Sandwich, IL $13.4M
Dec 20, 1984 The Farmers State Bank Selden, KS $14.6M
Dec 18, 1984 Uehling State Bank Uehling, NE $4.2M
Dec 11, 1984 University Bank of Wichita Wichita, KS $4.7M
Dec 7, 1984 San Marino S&LA San Marino, CA $856.8M
Dec 7, 1984 Farmers State BK of Holyoke Holyoke, CO $3.9M
Dec 4, 1984 Golden Spike State Bank Tremonton, UT $7.8M
Nov 30, 1984 The Dayton BK & TR Co. Dayton, TN $51.4M