Data / Bank failures / 1986 / Farmers & Merchants ST BK of Lamberton
Farmers & Merchants ST BK of Lamberton, Lamberton, MN: failed March 14, 1986
Farmers & Merchants ST BK of Lamberton in Lamberton, Minnesota, failed on March 14, 1986. American Bank Mankato of Mankato, MN, took over its deposits. It held $17.1 million in assets and $16.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $3.6 million (21.1% of its assets). By assets it was the 148th largest of 204 banks closed or assisted in 1986.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- March 14, 1986
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Insured deposit transfer: the insured deposits moved to another bank
- Acquirer
- American Bank Mankato, Mankato, MN
- Total assets
- $17,139,000
- Total deposits
- $16,196,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $3,611,355 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 1405
Other bank failures in Minnesota, 1984 to 1988
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson State Bank | Watson | September 30, 1988 | $13.7 million | $12.9 million | $5.1 million | Minnwest Bank Montevideo |
| Peoples S&LA (assistance) | Owantonna | August 26, 1988 | $210.8 million | $203.7 million | $35.5 million | Metropolitan Fed BK FSB |
| First FS&LA of Grand Rapids (assistance) | Grand Rapids | August 26, 1988 | $105.9 million | $96.9 million | $44.6 million | First FS&LA of Brainerd |
| First FS&LA of Hibbing (assistance) | Hibbing | August 26, 1988 | $47.3 million | $67.2 million | $32.2 million | First FS&LA of Brainerd |
| First FS&LA of Brainerd (assistance) | Brainerd | August 26, 1988 | $86.6 million | $104.2 million | $54.4 million | First FS&LA of Brainerd |
| Washington FSB of Stillwater (assistance) | Stillwater | August 26, 1988 | $295.8 million | $319.4 million | $165.3 million | Pioneer FS&LA |
| Biwabik State Bank | Biwabik | August 26, 1988 | $3.2 million | $3.2 million | $450,634 | First National Bank |
| The First National Bank of Blooming Prairi | Blooming Prairie | July 21, 1988 | $20 million | $20 million | $2.1 million | First Amn BK Blooming PR |
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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.