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Bank Failure

The Franklin Trust Co.

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Closed December 22, 1941 · Franklin, PA .

Closing date
December 22, 1941
Headquarters
Franklin, PA
Total deposits at closing
$3.2M
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 December 22, 1941, regulators closed The Franklin Trust Co., headquartered in Franklin, PA. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

The FDIC record for 1941 holds 15 failures. 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 Franklin Trust Co. fail?

The Franklin Trust Co. was closed by regulators on December 22, 1941.

Other failures in 1941

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 22, 1941 The Lamberton National Bank of Franklin Franklin, PA —
Dec 13, 1941 The St. Charles State Bank St. Charles, MI —
Dec 11, 1941 Banco Di Napoli Trust Co. of New York New York, NY $13.8M
Nov 29, 1941 The First National Bank of Dodgeville Dodgeville, WI $941K
Nov 1, 1941 The First National Bank of Forestville Forestville, NY $328K
Sep 29, 1941 Bank of Au Sable Forks, N.Y. Au Sable Forks, NY —
Jun 23, 1941 The Exchange State Bank Parsons, KS —
Apr 26, 1941 The First Nat BK & TR Co. of Port Chester Port Chester, NY —