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Farmers State Bank again asks a court to appoint a receiver for Cedar Valley Medical Specialists
The Good Day Cedar Falls team
Farmers State Bank is again pressing to appoint a receiver to oversee Cedar Valley Medical Specialists' finances as the company shuts down, the Courier reports. The request follows an Oct. 27 ruling in which a judge denied CVMS's bid for access to money the bank is holding.
$15 million+in loans CVMS obtained from Farmers State Bank over many years
CVMS became delinquent on repayment, and the bank filed a court petition in May 2026.
Source: KWWL
KWWL reported on Oct. 28 that over the past week, many CVMS clinics had closed and notified patients of canceled appointments. Judge David F. Staudt wrote that CVMS's own actions created the "havoc," and that a receivership agreement in May would have avoided the "alleged pain and suffering" for employees and creditors.
- Clinics: 15 across the region
- Services: family medicine, mental health, allergies, audiology, cardiology and more
- CVMS lawyers said the money was needed for salaries, taxes and bills
The bank and CVMS have been in court since May
- MayBank files a petition seeking access to CVMS funds and property
- Oct. 27Judge Staudt denies CVMS's motion for an injunction over blocked funds
- Nov. 7Courier reports the bank again presses for a receiver
Sources: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, KWWL
Sources: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, KWWL