BRIEF-US Regulators close New Mexico ban…

June 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp uttered on Friday:

* regulators have closed High Desert State Bank, Albuquerque, New

Mexico

* First American Bank of Artesia, New Mexico to assume the

deposits of High Desert State Bank

* High Desert State Bank had $80.3 the masses in assets

* High Desert State Bank is the 86th U.S. bank failure for a like rea~n far this year

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton)

(roberta.rampton@thomsonreuters.com; +202 898 8376; Reuters Messaging: roberta.rampton.reuters.com@reuters.gin)

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