# THE BARBER COUNTY S & L ASSOC.

> **Failed bank** · MEDICINE LODGE, KS · failed 1989-03-02 · SL · FDIC cost $15M

## What happened

THE BARBER COUNTY S & L ASSOC. of MEDICINE LODGE, KS was closed by state regulators on **1989-03-02**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **FIRST NB** (MEDICINE LODGE, KS). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 2136
- **FDIC Certificate:** 27726
- **FDIC FIN:** 6979
- **Bank name:** THE BARBER COUNTY S & L ASSOC.
- **Location:** MEDICINE LODGE, KS
- **Failure date:** 1989-03-02
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1990-05-04
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** Insured Deposit Transfer — insured deposits transferred to another bank
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $15M
- **Deposits at failure:** $42M
- **Assets at failure:** $48M
- **Acquiring bank:** FIRST NB (MEDICINE LODGE, KS)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=THE%20BARBER%20COUNTY%20S%20%26%20L%20ASSOC.

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE BARBER COUNTY S & L ASSOC. (FDIC ID 2136), failed 1989-03-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/2136.

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