# BROWNFIELD  S&LA

> **Failed bank** · BROWNFIELD, TX · failed 1985-12-20 · SL · FDIC cost $11M

## What happened

BROWNFIELD  S&LA of BROWNFIELD, TX was closed by state regulators on **1985-12-20**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **MERABANK TEXAS, FSB** (EL PASO, TX). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1125
- **FDIC Certificate:** 30507
- **FDIC FIN:** 1796
- **Bank name:** BROWNFIELD  S&LA
- **Location:** BROWNFIELD, TX
- **Failure date:** 1985-12-20
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1988-06-22
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $11M
- **Deposits at failure:** $60M
- **Assets at failure:** $65M
- **Acquiring bank:** MERABANK TEXAS, FSB (EL PASO, TX)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=BROWNFIELD%20%20S%26LA

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, BROWNFIELD  S&LA (FDIC ID 1125), failed 1985-12-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1125.

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