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The State Bank of Liebenthal

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Closed December 6, 1939 ยท Liebenthal, KS .

Closing date
December 6, 1939
Headquarters
Liebenthal, KS
Total assets at closing
$60K
Total deposits at closing
$58K
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 6, 1939, regulators closed The State Bank of Liebenthal, headquartered in Liebenthal, KS. At closing, the institution held approximately $60K in assets and $58K in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution.

By assets at closing this is the 3359th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 30th of 60 in 1939. 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 State Bank of Liebenthal fail?

The State Bank of Liebenthal was closed by regulators on December 6, 1939.

How big was The State Bank of Liebenthal when it failed?

The State Bank of Liebenthal had approximately $60K in total assets and $58K in deposits at the time of failure.

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Nov 25, 1939 Commercial Bank of Liberty Liberty, KY $548K
Nov 25, 1939 The Farmers State Bank Cuba, KS โ€”
Oct 7, 1939 The Egg Harbor Commercial Bank Egg Harbor City, NJ โ€”
Oct 3, 1939 Security State Bank Lawrence, NE $121K
Sep 15, 1939 The Farmers State Bank Cato, WI $97K