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Clifton State Bank

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Closed March 27, 1936 · Clifton, TN .

Closing date
March 27, 1936
Headquarters
Clifton, TN
Total assets at closing
$30K
Total deposits at closing
$22K
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 27, 1936, regulators closed Clifton State Bank, headquartered in Clifton, TN. At closing, the institution held approximately $30K in assets and $22K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3372nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 40th of 69 in 1936. 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 Clifton State Bank fail?

Clifton State Bank was closed by regulators on March 27, 1936.

How big was Clifton State Bank when it failed?

Clifton State Bank had approximately $30K in total assets and $22K in deposits at the time of failure.

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