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The Bank of Cuba

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Closed November 26, 1938 · Cuba, AL .

Closing date
November 26, 1938
Headquarters
Cuba, AL
Total assets at closing
$89K
Total deposits at closing
$100K
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 November 26, 1938, regulators closed The Bank of Cuba, headquartered in Cuba, AL. At closing, the institution held approximately $89K in assets and $100K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3326th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 37th 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 The Bank of Cuba fail?

The Bank of Cuba was closed by regulators on November 26, 1938.

How big was The Bank of Cuba when it failed?

The Bank of Cuba had approximately $89K in total assets and $100K in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 31, 1938 The Harford Bank Bel Air, MD $893K
Dec 31, 1938 Farmers State Bank Canton, WI $51K
Dec 21, 1938 Farmers State Bank of London London, KY $355K
Dec 17, 1938 Boiling Springs State Bank Boiling Springs, PA —
Dec 14, 1938 Coleman State Bank Coleman, WI —
Dec 3, 1938 The National City Bank of Lynn Lynn, MA —
Nov 26, 1938 Farmers State Bank of Anamoose Anamoose, ND $62K
Nov 26, 1938 The First National Bank of Roosevelt Roosevelt, NY —