Data / Bank failures / 1989 / Midwest Fed. S & L Assoc.
Midwest Fed. S & L Assoc., Nebraska City, NE: failed February 17, 1989
Midwest Fed. S & L Assoc. in Nebraska City, Nebraska, failed on February 17, 1989. American NB of Nebraska City, NE, took over its deposits. It held $139.1 million in assets and $119.7 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $32 million (23% of its assets). By assets it was the 180th largest of 534 banks closed or assisted in 1989.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- February 17, 1989
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Insured deposit transfer: the insured deposits moved to another bank
- Acquirer
- American NB, Nebraska City, NE
- Total assets
- $139,096,000
- Total deposits
- $119,723,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $32,005,289 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- RTC
- FDIC certificate
- 29149
Other bank failures in Nebraska, 1987 to 1991
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable S & La, FA | Columbus | February 16, 1990 | $73.2 million | $63.7 million | $3.9 million | Conservative SB, FSB |
| Heritage FSB | Omaha | February 16, 1990 | $225 million | $175.7 million | $16.5 million | |
| First Fed. Savings Assoc. of York | York | January 18, 1990 | $59.7 million | $54.9 million | $2.8 million | First Trust Company of York |
| The Farmers State Bank | Lyman | September 23, 1989 | $5.7 million | $5.6 million | $1 million | First National Bank in Morr |
| Nile Valley Federal S & L Assoc. | Scottsbluff | February 17, 1989 | $56.3 million | $64.1 million | $38.9 million | First NB&TC of North Platte |
| Occidental/nebraska FSB | Omaha | February 17, 1989 | $677.3 million | $529.9 million | $155.7 million | Firstier Bank, NA, Omaha |
| Equitable Federal Savings Bank | Fremont | February 17, 1989 | $225.2 million | $205.4 million | $28.6 million | Firstier Bank, NA, Omaha |
| Platte Valley FS & La | Gering | February 17, 1989 | $316.8 million | $320.8 million | $181.1 million | First NB&TC of North Platte |
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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.