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Bank Failure

Donahue Savings Bank

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Closed August 26, 1977 · Donahue, IA · FDIC Cert #13914.

Closing date
August 26, 1977
Headquarters
Donahue, IA
FDIC Certificate
13914
Total assets at closing
$5.5M
Total deposits at closing
$5.1M
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 August 26, 1977, regulators closed Donahue Savings Bank, headquartered in Donahue, IA. At closing, the institution held approximately $5.5M in assets and $5.1M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 2973rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 3rd of 5 in 1977. 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 Donahue Savings Bank fail?

Donahue Savings Bank was closed by regulators on August 26, 1977.

How big was Donahue Savings Bank when it failed?

Donahue Savings Bank had approximately $5.5M in total assets and $5.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1977

Date Bank HQ Assets
Jul 29, 1977 Republic National Bank of Louisiana New Orleans, LA $6.3M
May 20, 1977 First Augusta Bank & Trust Company Augusta, GA $24.2M
Mar 28, 1977 The Monroe Bank and Trust Company Monroe, CT $4.3M
Mar 10, 1977 First State Bank Foss, OK $2.0M