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Bank Failure

The Corning Bank

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Closed June 15, 1984 · Corning, AR · FDIC Cert #5631.

Closing date
June 15, 1984
Headquarters
Corning, AR
FDIC Certificate
5631
Total assets at closing
$32.0M
Total deposits at closing
$30.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$13.8M
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Corning Bank

Context

On June 15, 1984, regulators closed The Corning Bank, headquartered in Corning, AR. At closing, the institution held approximately $32.0M in assets and $30.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names Corning Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $13.8M.

By assets at closing this is the 1997th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 25th of 83 in 1984. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did The Corning Bank fail?

The Corning Bank was closed by regulators on June 15, 1984.

Who acquired The Corning Bank?

The FDIC record names Corning Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Corning Bank.

How big was The Corning Bank when it failed?

The Corning Bank had approximately $32.0M in total assets and $30.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1984

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 22, 1984 First Security Bank Sandwich, IL $13.4M
Dec 20, 1984 The Farmers State Bank Selden, KS $14.6M
Dec 18, 1984 Uehling State Bank Uehling, NE $4.2M
Dec 11, 1984 University Bank of Wichita Wichita, KS $4.7M
Dec 7, 1984 San Marino S&LA San Marino, CA $856.8M
Dec 7, 1984 Farmers State BK of Holyoke Holyoke, CO $3.9M
Dec 4, 1984 Golden Spike State Bank Tremonton, UT $7.8M
Nov 30, 1984 The Dayton BK & TR Co. Dayton, TN $51.4M