# THE FARMERS STATE BANK

> **Failed bank** · SELDEN, KS · failed 1984-12-20 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $8M

## What happened

THE FARMERS STATE BANK of SELDEN, KS was closed by regulators on **1984-12-20**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **SELDEN STATE BANK** (SELDEN, KS). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 947
- **FDIC Certificate:** 17700
- **FDIC FIN:** 2434
- **Bank name:** THE FARMERS STATE BANK
- **Location:** SELDEN, KS
- **Failure date:** 1984-12-20
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1984-12-20
- **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:** $8M
- **Deposits at failure:** $14M
- **Assets at failure:** $15M
- **Acquiring bank:** SELDEN STATE BANK (SELDEN, KS)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE FARMERS STATE BANK (FDIC ID 947), failed 1984-12-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/947.

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