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The First State Bank

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Closed April 9, 1938 ยท Colfax, ND .

Closing date
April 9, 1938
Headquarters
Colfax, ND
Total assets at closing
$117K
Total deposits at closing
$83K
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 April 9, 1938, regulators closed The First State Bank, headquartered in Colfax, ND. At closing, the institution held approximately $117K in assets and $83K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3300th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 33rd 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 First State Bank fail?

The First State Bank was closed by regulators on April 9, 1938.

How big was The First State Bank when it failed?

The First State Bank had approximately $117K in total assets and $83K in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1938

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 โ€”
Dec 14, 1938 Coleman State Bank Coleman, WI โ€”
Dec 3, 1938 The National City Bank of Lynn Lynn, MA โ€”
Nov 26, 1938 The Bank of Cuba Cuba, AL $89K
Nov 26, 1938 Farmers State Bank of Anamoose Anamoose, ND $62K