# THE HOME STATE BANK

> **Failed bank** · LA CROSSE, KS · failed 1986-09-25 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $5M

## What happened

THE HOME STATE BANK of LA CROSSE, KS was closed by regulators on **1986-09-25**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets

Deposits were transferred to **FARMERS B&T NA** (ALBERT, KS). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1279
- **FDIC Certificate:** 16861
- **FDIC FIN:** 2600
- **Bank name:** THE HOME STATE BANK
- **Location:** LA CROSSE, KS
- **Failure date:** 1986-09-25
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1986-09-25
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $5M
- **Deposits at failure:** $14M
- **Assets at failure:** $15M
- **Acquiring bank:** FARMERS B&T NA (ALBERT, KS)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=THE%20HOME%20STATE%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE HOME STATE BANK (FDIC ID 1279), failed 1986-09-25. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1279.

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