Bank Failure
Amite River Bank
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Closed June 23, 1937 · Denham Springs, LA .
- Closing date
- June 23, 1937
- Headquarters
- Denham Springs, LA
- Total assets at closing
- $308K
- Total deposits at closing
- $248K
- Estimated loss to the insurance fund
- Not published (the FDIC feed carries no estimate for this failure)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC insurance fund
- Resolution
- Failure (closed by regulators)
Context
On June 23, 1937, regulators closed Amite River Bank, headquartered in Denham Springs, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $308K in assets and $248K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.
By assets at closing this is the 3201st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 16th of 75 in 1937. It falls in the period the record labels Early FDIC Era (1934-1944), a period with 397 failures peaking at 75 in 1937.
FDIC's first decade after the 1933 Banking Act. Failures fell sharply once deposit insurance restored confidence.
Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.
Common questions
When did Amite River Bank fail?
Amite River Bank was closed by regulators on June 23, 1937.
How big was Amite River Bank when it failed?
Amite River Bank had approximately $308K in total assets and $248K in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1937
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1937 | First Nat BK & TR Co. of Manhasset | — |
| Dec 17, 1937 | Big Falls State Bank | $103K |
| Dec 2, 1937 | Nevada Trust Company | $242K |
| Dec 2, 1937 | Peoples United Bank | — |
| Nov 30, 1937 | Sterling State Bank | $121K |
| Nov 27, 1937 | Loganville State Bank | — |
| Nov 24, 1937 | First State Bank of Cobden | — |
| Nov 19, 1937 | Bank of Swifton | $208K |
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