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First State Bank

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Closed July 4, 1964 · Dell City, TX .

Closing date
July 4, 1964
Headquarters
Dell City, TX
Total assets at closing
$1.2M
Total deposits at closing
$1.1M
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 July 4, 1964, regulators closed First State Bank, headquartered in Dell City, TX. At closing, the institution held approximately $1.2M in assets and $1.1M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3114th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 7th of 7 in 1964. 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 First State Bank fail?

First State Bank was closed by regulators on July 4, 1964.

How big was First State Bank when it failed?

First State Bank had approximately $1.2M in total assets and $1.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1964

Date Bank HQ Assets
Oct 29, 1964 Nebraska St Bank of Valentine, Nebraska Valentine, NE $7.8M
Sep 4, 1964 Crown Savings Bank Newport News, VA $7.9M
Jul 31, 1964 Frontier Bank Covelo, CA $2.6M
Jul 20, 1964 Belleview Valley Bank Belleview, MO $1.3M
Mar 17, 1964 The State Savings Bank of Minden City Minden City, MI $1.3M
Mar 10, 1964 The First National Bank of Marlin Marlin, TX $3.7M