Data / Bank failures / 1985 / Citizens State Bank of El Dorado
Citizens State Bank of El Dorado, El Dorado, KS: failed July 25, 1985
Citizens State Bank of El Dorado in El Dorado, Kansas, failed on July 25, 1985. National Bank of El Dora of El Dorado, KS, took over its deposits. It held $31.2 million in assets and $29.5 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.5 million (4.7% of its assets). By assets it was the 89th largest of 180 banks closed or assisted in 1985.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- July 25, 1985
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- National Bank of El Dora, El Dorado, KS
- Total assets
- $31,185,000
- Total deposits
- $29,527,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $1,455,366 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 12423
Other bank failures in Kansas, 1983 to 1987
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Falun State Bank (assistance) | Falun | December 29, 1987 | $3.1 million | $3.1 million | $50,000 | Farmers State Bank |
| The Timken State Bank | Timken | November 19, 1987 | $3.1 million | $3.1 million | $1.3 million | |
| The Alexander State Bank | Alexander | November 19, 1987 | $9.2 million | $9.4 million | $2.3 million | |
| Topeka Savings Association | Topeka | October 20, 1987 | $112.5 million | $104.5 million | ||
| The Mayfield State Bank, Mayfield | Mayfield | September 24, 1987 | $6.8 million | $5.8 million | $2.4 million | First NB in Harper |
| The Murdock State Bank | Murdock | September 24, 1987 | $9.2 million | $8 million | $2.1 million | Farmers STB of Norwich K |
| The Talmage State Bank | Talmage | September 17, 1987 | $6.7 million | $6.7 million | $1.3 million | First National Bank |
| The Benton State Bank | Benton | June 11, 1987 | $9.4 million | $8.8 million | $3 million | First National BANK&TRUS |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.