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The First National Bank in Lincoln County, Ruidoso, NM: failed December 13, 1985
The First National Bank in Lincoln County in Ruidoso, New Mexico, failed on December 13, 1985. First NB of Ruidoso of Ruidoso, NM, took over its deposits. It held $32 million in assets and $30.7 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $16.7 million (52% of its assets). By assets it was the 86th largest of 180 banks closed or assisted in 1985.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 13, 1985
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- First NB of Ruidoso, Ruidoso, NM
- Total assets
- $32,024,000
- Total deposits
- $30,697,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $16,664,200 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 23977
Other bank failures in New Mexico, 1983 to 1987
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Vargas S&LA Bank (assistance) | Santa Fe | September 11, 1986 | $19.1 million | $16.5 million | $3.4 million | Charter Bank for Savings FS |
| New Mexico National Bank | Albuquerque | July 17, 1986 | $159.3 million | $149.2 million | $34.3 million | First Intrst BK Albuquer |
| Eddy County National Bank | Carlsbad | April 3, 1986 | $30.4 million | $26.5 million | $10.9 million | United NM Bank at Carlsb |
| Security FS&LA (assistance) | Alberquerque | October 1, 1985 | $169.1 million | $167.7 million | $19.5 million | Security FS&LA |
| Moncor Bank, N.A. | Roswell | September 12, 1985 | $33.3 million | $32.9 million | $10.6 million | First NB of Chaves Count |
| Moncor Bank, N.A. | Hobbs | August 30, 1985 | $229.3 million | $220.3 million | $54 million | United Bank of Lea Count |
| State of Clovis, Sa | Clovis | November 3, 1983 | $30.9 million | $30.1 million | $20.8 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.