Bank Failure
The Peoples Bank
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Closed December 19, 1975 · Wilcox, AZ · FDIC Cert #19637.
- Closing date
- December 19, 1975
- Headquarters
- Wilcox, AZ
- FDIC Certificate
- 19637
- Total assets at closing
- $5.7M
- Total deposits at closing
- $5.0M
- 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 19, 1975, regulators closed The Peoples Bank, headquartered in Wilcox, AZ. At closing, the institution held approximately $5.7M in assets and $5.0M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.
By assets at closing this is the 2970th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 9th of 13 in 1975. 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 The Peoples Bank fail?
The Peoples Bank was closed by regulators on December 19, 1975.
How big was The Peoples Bank when it failed?
The Peoples Bank had approximately $5.7M in total assets and $5.0M in deposits at the time of failure.
Other failures in 1975
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1975 | The First State Bank of Jennings | $2.9M |
| Oct 24, 1975 | The Peoples Bank of the Virgin Islands | $14.9M |
| Oct 21, 1975 | American City Bank & Trust Company, N.A. | $147.6M |
| Oct 16, 1975 | Astro Bank | $5.5M |
| Jul 12, 1975 | State Bank of Clearing | $74.4M |
| Jul 1, 1975 | Bank of Chidester | $2.4M |
| Jun 18, 1975 | Bank of Picayune | $18.0M |
| May 30, 1975 | Algoma Bank | $5.2M |
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