Skip to main content

Bank Failure

Saguache County National Bank

BankRegReports is independent of Saguache County National Bank and never asks for online banking logins or passwords.

Closed March 17, 1966 · Saguache, CO .

Closing date
March 17, 1966
Headquarters
Saguache, CO
Total assets at closing
$512K
Total deposits at closing
$725K
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 March 17, 1966, regulators closed Saguache County National Bank, headquartered in Saguache, CO. At closing, the institution held approximately $512K in assets and $725K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3169th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 7th of 7 in 1966. 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 Saguache County National Bank fail?

Saguache County National Bank was closed by regulators on March 17, 1966.

How big was Saguache County National Bank when it failed?

Saguache County National Bank had approximately $512K in total assets and $725K in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1966

Date Bank HQ Assets
Oct 17, 1966 First State Bank of Tuscola Tuscola, TX $3.3M
Oct 12, 1966 Public Bank Detroit, MI $110.1M
Apr 7, 1966 Bank of Gray Summit Gray Summit, MO $1.9M
Jan 31, 1966 Blanket State Bank Blanket, TX $1.3M
Jan 24, 1966 Citizens Bank Pottsville, AR $832K
Jan 12, 1966 Five Points National Bank Miami, FL $2.7M