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Bank Failure

Farmers State Bank

Closed March 18, 1936 · Amherst, SD .

Closing date
March 18, 1936
Headquarters
Amherst, SD
Total assets at closing
$56K
Total deposits at closing
$59K
Estimated loss to DIF
Not published (the FDIC feed carries no estimate for this failure)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On March 18, 1936, regulators closed Farmers State Bank, headquartered in Amherst, SD. At closing, the institution held approximately $56K in assets and $59K in deposits. The FDIC resolved the institution without a single-acquirer transaction.

By assets at closing this is the 3359th largest of the 3,524 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 37th 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 Farmers State Bank fail?

Farmers State Bank was closed by regulators on March 18, 1936.

How big was Farmers State Bank when it failed?

Farmers State Bank had approximately $56K in total assets and $59K in deposits at the time of failure.

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