Bank Failure
Bank of Scranton
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Closed January 16, 1939 · Scranton, ND .
- Closing date
- January 16, 1939
- Headquarters
- Scranton, ND
- Total assets at closing
- $153K
- Total deposits at closing
- $94K
- 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 January 16, 1939, regulators closed Bank of Scranton, headquartered in Scranton, ND. At closing, the institution held approximately $153K in assets and $94K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.
By assets at closing this is the 3270th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 23rd of 60 in 1939. 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 Scranton fail?
Bank of Scranton was closed by regulators on January 16, 1939.
How big was Bank of Scranton when it failed?
Bank of Scranton had approximately $153K in total assets and $94K in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1939
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1939 | The Tuckerton Bank | $735K |
| Dec 11, 1939 | Maynardville State Bank | $218K |
| Dec 6, 1939 | The State Bank of Liebenthal | $60K |
| Dec 4, 1939 | The Yonkers National Bank & Trust Co. | — |
| Nov 25, 1939 | Commercial Bank of Liberty | $548K |
| Nov 25, 1939 | The Farmers State Bank | — |
| Oct 7, 1939 | The Egg Harbor Commercial Bank | — |
| Oct 3, 1939 | Security State Bank | $121K |
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