# THE MURDOCK STATE BANK

> **Failed bank** · MURDOCK, KS · failed 1987-09-24 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $2M

## What happened

THE MURDOCK STATE BANK of MURDOCK, KS was closed by regulators on **1987-09-24**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Insured Deposit Transfer — insured deposits transferred to another bank

Deposits were transferred to **FARMERS STB OF NORWICH K** (NORWICH, KS). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1521
- **FDIC Certificate:** 13607
- **FDIC FIN:** 5907
- **Bank name:** THE MURDOCK STATE BANK
- **Location:** MURDOCK, KS
- **Failure date:** 1987-09-24
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1987-09-24
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Insured Deposit Transfer — insured deposits transferred to another bank
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $2M
- **Deposits at failure:** $8M
- **Assets at failure:** $9M
- **Acquiring bank:** FARMERS STB OF NORWICH K (NORWICH, KS)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE MURDOCK STATE BANK (FDIC ID 1521), failed 1987-09-24. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1521.

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