Bank Failure
Commercial Bank & Trust Company
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Closed November 4, 1937 · Union City, IN .
- Closing date
- November 4, 1937
- Headquarters
- Union City, IN
- Total assets at closing
- $853K
- Total deposits at closing
- $733K
- 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 November 4, 1937, regulators closed Commercial Bank & Trust Company, headquartered in Union City, IN. At closing, the institution held approximately $853K in assets and $733K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.
By assets at closing this is the 3137th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 5th of 75 in 1937. 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 Commercial Bank & Trust Company fail?
Commercial Bank & Trust Company was closed by regulators on November 4, 1937.
How big was Commercial Bank & Trust Company when it failed?
Commercial Bank & Trust Company had approximately $853K in total assets and $733K in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1937
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1937 | First Nat BK & TR Co. of Manhasset | — |
| Dec 17, 1937 | Big Falls State Bank | $103K |
| Dec 2, 1937 | Nevada Trust Company | $242K |
| Dec 2, 1937 | Peoples United Bank | — |
| Nov 30, 1937 | Sterling State Bank | $121K |
| Nov 27, 1937 | Loganville State Bank | — |
| Nov 24, 1937 | First State Bank of Cobden | — |
| Nov 19, 1937 | Bank of Swifton | $208K |
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