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Bank Failure

Pickens County Bank

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Closed October 13, 1934 ยท Jasper, GA .

Closing date
October 13, 1934
Headquarters
Jasper, GA
Total assets at closing
$243K
Total deposits at closing
$210K
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 October 13, 1934, regulators closed Pickens County Bank, headquartered in Jasper, GA. At closing, the institution held approximately $243K in assets and $210K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3222nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 3rd of 9 in 1934. 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 Pickens County Bank fail?

Pickens County Bank was closed by regulators on October 13, 1934.

How big was Pickens County Bank when it failed?

Pickens County Bank had approximately $243K in total assets and $210K in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Nov 16, 1934 The State Bank Sauk City, WI $195K
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Aug 6, 1934 Bank of Lewisport Lewisport, KY $81K
Jul 18, 1934 Florence Deposit Bank Florence, IN $105K
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Apr 19, 1934 Bank of America Trust Co. Pittsburgh, PA $1.4M