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Bank of America Trust Co.

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Closed April 19, 1934 ยท Pittsburgh, PA .

Closing date
April 19, 1934
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Total assets at closing
$1.4M
Total deposits at closing
$1.1M
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 April 19, 1934, regulators closed Bank of America Trust Co., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. At closing, the institution held approximately $1.4M in assets and $1.1M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3101st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 1st of 9 in 1934. 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 Bank of America Trust Co. fail?

Bank of America Trust Co. was closed by regulators on April 19, 1934.

How big was Bank of America Trust Co. when it failed?

Bank of America Trust Co. had approximately $1.4M in total assets and $1.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

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