Data / Bank failures / 1990 / First Savings Assoc.
First Savings Assoc., Bismark, ND: failed January 26, 1990
First Savings Assoc. in Bismark, North Dakota, failed on January 26, 1990. Metropolitan FB, FSB of Fargo, ND, took over its deposits. It held $113.4 million in assets and $100.5 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $16.7 million (14.7% of its assets). By assets it was the 146th largest of 382 banks closed or assisted in 1990.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- January 26, 1990
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Insured deposit transfer: the insured deposits moved to another bank
- Acquirer
- Metropolitan FB, FSB, Fargo, ND
- Total assets
- $113,384,000
- Total deposits
- $100,539,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $16,719,831 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- RTC
- FDIC certificate
- 28929
Other bank failures in North Dakota, 1988 to 1992
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First FS & La of Fargo | Fargo | May 10, 1991 | $50 million | $51.2 million | $3 million | First NB of ND |
| The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Sheyenne | Sheyenne | October 26, 1990 | $2.9 million | $2.9 million | $825,847 | The Ramsey National Bank An |
| First National Bank of Crosby | Crosby | September 13, 1990 | $12.4 million | $12.3 million | $76,806 | First National Bank & Trust |
| The First State Bank of Regent | Regent | February 22, 1990 | $9.7 million | $9.5 million | $2.9 million | First National Bank |
| Midwest Federal Savings Bank | Minot | January 4, 1990 | $955 million | $577.8 million | $93.6 million | |
| Central Dakota Bank | Lehr | December 1, 1989 | $13.9 million | $13.7 million | $2.7 million | Security State Bank, Wishek |
| The Dakota Bank | Grand Forks | August 24, 1989 | $31.2 million | $28.6 million | $2.9 million | First National Bank South |
| Williston Basin State Bank | Williston | January 21, 1988 | $14 million | $13.6 million | $4.4 million | First NB&T Co of Willist |
Other failed banks Metropolitan FB, FSB took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First FSB of South Dakota | Rapid City | SD | April 24, 1992 | $155.9 million | $169.9 million | $24.1 million | Metropolitan FB, FSB |
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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.