Bank Failure
Russell State Bank & Trust Company
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Closed June 17, 1938 · Russell, IA .
- Closing date
- June 17, 1938
- Headquarters
- Russell, IA
- Total assets at closing
- $217K
- Total deposits at closing
- $185K
- 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 June 17, 1938, regulators closed Russell State Bank & Trust Company, headquartered in Russell, IA. At closing, the institution held approximately $217K in assets and $185K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.
By assets at closing this is the 3233rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 12th 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 Russell State Bank & Trust Company fail?
Russell State Bank & Trust Company was closed by regulators on June 17, 1938.
How big was Russell State Bank & Trust Company when it failed?
Russell State Bank & Trust Company had approximately $217K in total assets and $185K in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1938
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1938 | The Harford Bank | $893K |
| Dec 31, 1938 | Farmers State Bank | $51K |
| Dec 21, 1938 | Farmers State Bank of London | $355K |
| Dec 17, 1938 | Boiling Springs State Bank | — |
| Dec 14, 1938 | Coleman State Bank | — |
| Dec 3, 1938 | The National City Bank of Lynn | — |
| Nov 26, 1938 | The Bank of Cuba | $89K |
| Nov 26, 1938 | Farmers State Bank of Anamoose | $62K |
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