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Bank Failure

Farmers Security Bank

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Closed February 1, 1938 ยท Maywood, NE .

Closing date
February 1, 1938
Headquarters
Maywood, NE
Total assets at closing
$213K
Total deposits at closing
$186K
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 February 1, 1938, regulators closed Farmers Security Bank, headquartered in Maywood, NE. At closing, the institution held approximately $213K in assets and $186K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3234th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 13th of 74 in 1938. 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 Farmers Security Bank fail?

Farmers Security Bank was closed by regulators on February 1, 1938.

How big was Farmers Security Bank when it failed?

Farmers Security Bank had approximately $213K in total assets and $186K in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1938

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 31, 1938 The Harford Bank Bel Air, MD $893K
Dec 31, 1938 Farmers State Bank Canton, WI $51K
Dec 21, 1938 Farmers State Bank of London London, KY $355K
Dec 17, 1938 Boiling Springs State Bank Boiling Springs, PA โ€”
Dec 14, 1938 Coleman State Bank Coleman, WI โ€”
Dec 3, 1938 The National City Bank of Lynn Lynn, MA โ€”
Nov 26, 1938 The Bank of Cuba Cuba, AL $89K
Nov 26, 1938 Farmers State Bank of Anamoose Anamoose, ND $62K