Data / Bank failures / 1987 / First National Bank of Wilmont
First National Bank of Wilmont, Wilmont, MN: failed May 29, 1987
First National Bank of Wilmont in Wilmont, Minnesota, failed on May 29, 1987. Farmers STB of Mountain of Mountain Lake, MN, took over its deposits. It held $13.3 million in assets and $11.8 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $2 million (15% of its assets). By assets it was the 189th largest of 262 banks closed or assisted in 1987.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 29, 1987
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Insured deposit transfer: the insured deposits moved to another bank
- Acquirer
- Farmers STB of Mountain, Mountain Lake, MN
- Total assets
- $13,330,000
- Total deposits
- $11,777,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $2,004,739 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 5275
Other bank failures in Minnesota, 1985 to 1989
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lee State Bank | Browerville | November 9, 1989 | $13.4 million | $13.5 million | $2.7 million | First National Bank of Long |
| Midwest Federal Savings | Minneapolis | February 13, 1989 | $3.26 billion | $2.24 billion | $754.8 million | |
| 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 |
Other failed banks Farmers STB of Mountain took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers State Bank of Round Lake | Round Lake | MN | August 2, 1985 | $23.2 million | $20.9 million | $7.5 million | Farmers STB of Mountain |
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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.