# BANK OF THE NORTHWEST

> **Failed bank** · EUGENE, OR · failed 1984-08-31 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $1M

## What happened

BANK OF THE NORTHWEST of EUGENE, OR was closed by regulators on **1984-08-31**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **FIRST INTERSTATE BK OF O** (PORTLAND, OR). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 911
- **FDIC Certificate:** 22485
- **FDIC FIN:** 2412
- **Bank name:** BANK OF THE NORTHWEST
- **Location:** EUGENE, OR
- **Failure date:** 1984-08-31
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1984-08-31
- **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:** $1M
- **Deposits at failure:** $20M
- **Assets at failure:** $22M
- **Acquiring bank:** FIRST INTERSTATE BK OF O (PORTLAND, OR)

## Other banks FIRST INTERSTATE BK OF O has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- EXPRESSWAY BANK (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) — failed 1987-03-12 — /failed-bank/1385
- NORMAN BANK OF COMMERCE (NORMAN, OK) — failed 1986-11-20 — /failed-bank/1309

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, BANK OF THE NORTHWEST (FDIC ID 911), failed 1984-08-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/911.

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