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Chicopee Bank & Trust Company

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Closed May 9, 1975 · Chicopee, MA · FDIC Cert #19596.

Closing date
May 9, 1975
Headquarters
Chicopee, MA
FDIC Certificate
19596
Total assets at closing
$11.4M
Total deposits at closing
$9.9M
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 May 9, 1975, regulators closed Chicopee Bank & Trust Company, headquartered in Chicopee, MA. At closing, the institution held approximately $11.4M in assets and $9.9M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 2719th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 7th of 13 in 1975. It falls in the period the record labels Postwar Stability (1945-1979), a period with 161 failures peaking at 16 in 1976.

Three decades of regulated calm — Reg Q ceilings, geographic branching limits, and high industry profits kept failures rare.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Chicopee Bank & Trust Company fail?

Chicopee Bank & Trust Company was closed by regulators on May 9, 1975.

How big was Chicopee Bank & Trust Company when it failed?

Chicopee Bank & Trust Company had approximately $11.4M in total assets and $9.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

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