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Bank Failure

Bank of Malone

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Closed March 31, 1942 · Malone, FL .

Closing date
March 31, 1942
Headquarters
Malone, FL
Total assets at closing
$149K
Total deposits at closing
$140K
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 March 31, 1942, regulators closed Bank of Malone, headquartered in Malone, FL. At closing, the institution held approximately $149K in assets and $140K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3272nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 4th of 20 in 1942. 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 Malone fail?

Bank of Malone was closed by regulators on March 31, 1942.

How big was Bank of Malone when it failed?

Bank of Malone had approximately $149K in total assets and $140K in deposits at the time of failure.

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