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The Bank of North Mississippi, Oakland, MS: failed April 22, 1987
The Bank of North Mississippi in Oakland, Mississippi, failed on April 22, 1987. Bank of Mississippi of Tupelo, MS, took over its deposits. It held $14.5 million in assets and $13.8 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $2.7 million (18.8% of its assets). By assets it was the 183rd largest of 262 banks closed or assisted in 1987.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- April 22, 1987
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Bank of Mississippi, Tupelo, MS
- Total assets
- $14,452,000
- Total deposits
- $13,820,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $2,719,765 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 11426
Other bank failures in Mississippi, 1985 to 1989
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unifirst Bank for Savings | Jackson | August 10, 1989 | $738.3 million | $606.8 million | $59.1 million | |
| Fidelity FSB | Corinth | April 6, 1989 | $116.4 million | $135.3 million | $96.6 million | Southbank, A FSB |
| Delta FS & La | Drew | April 6, 1989 | $10.3 million | $13.8 million | $8.5 million | Delta Bank & Trust |
| Central S & L Assoc. | Jackson | April 6, 1989 | $52.1 million | $72.9 million | $41 million | Bank of Forest |
| Republic Bank for Savings | Jackson | April 6, 1989 | $43.4 million | $85.2 million | $73.6 million | Southbank, A FSB |
| State Mutual Fed. S & L Assoc. | Jackson | April 6, 1989 | $8.7 million | $9.8 million | $4 million | First Commerce SB |
| First FS&LA in New Albany | New Albany | January 27, 1989 | $20.8 million | $17.5 million | $4.9 million | |
| First Southern Sa | Pascagoula | March 20, 1987 | $47.1 million | $57.2 million | $14.7 million |
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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.