Data / Bank failures / 1985 / Midland FS&LA
Midland FS&LA, Moorhead, MN: received FDIC assistance December 2, 1985
Midland FS&LA in Moorhead, Minnesota, received open bank assistance from the FDIC on December 2, 1985. It held $38 million in assets and $40.9 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $48.9 million (128.7% of its assets). By assets it was the 77th largest of 180 banks closed or assisted in 1985.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 2, 1985
- Type
- Open bank assistance
- How it was resolved
- Open bank assistance: the FDIC assisted the bank without closing it
- Acquirer
- Midland FS&LA, Moorhead, MN
- Total assets
- $37,978,000
- Total deposits
- $40,926,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $48,882,000 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- FSLIC
- FDIC certificate
- 30731
Other bank failures in Minnesota, 1983 to 1987
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Bank of Greenwald | Greenwald | October 2, 1987 | $23.3 million | $19.9 million | $4.3 million | Rural American BK Greenw |
| Clay County State Bank | Dilworth | October 1, 1987 | $10.1 million | $9.9 million | $1.1 million | Northwestern STB of Ulen |
| First State Bank of Rollingstone | Rollingstone | September 11, 1987 | $15.2 million | $14.4 million | $3 million | Eastwood Bank ST Charles |
| People's State Bank of Mazeppa | Mazeppa | August 21, 1987 | $21.6 million | $20.2 million | $4.9 million | First State Bank of Red |
| Lanesboro State Bank | Lanesboro | June 26, 1987 | $11.4 million | $11 million | $2.3 million | Goodhue Cnty NB of Red W |
| First National Bank of Wilmont | Wilmont | May 29, 1987 | $13.3 million | $11.8 million | $2 million | Farmers STB of Mountain |
| Todd County State Bank | Long Prairie | May 14, 1987 | $15.4 million | $15.2 million | $2.4 million | First NB of Long Prairie |
| The First National Bank of Elbow Lake | Elbow Lake | May 14, 1987 | $14.2 million | $15.7 million | $7.7 million | First NB of Fergus Falls |
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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.