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Elm Creek State Bank

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Closed May 7, 1973 · Elm Creek, NE · FDIC Cert #16214.

Closing date
May 7, 1973
Headquarters
Elm Creek, NE
FDIC Certificate
16214
Total assets at closing
$3.2M
Total deposits at closing
$2.9M
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 7, 1973, regulators closed Elm Creek State Bank, headquartered in Elm Creek, NE. At closing, the institution held approximately $3.2M in assets and $2.9M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3056th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 6th of 6 in 1973. 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 Elm Creek State Bank fail?

Elm Creek State Bank was closed by regulators on May 7, 1973.

How big was Elm Creek State Bank when it failed?

Elm Creek State Bank had approximately $3.2M in total assets and $2.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1973

Date Bank HQ Assets
Oct 18, 1973 United States National Bank San Diego, CA $1.27B
Oct 5, 1973 First National Bank of Eldora Eldora, IA $8.1M
Jul 16, 1973 The First State Bank Vernon, TX $16.2M
Mar 26, 1973 Skyline National Bank Denver, CO $6.5M
Jan 19, 1973 Delta Security Bank and Trust Company Ferriday, LA $9.8M