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1939 in US Banking

60 bank events are on record for 1939: 60 failures, 0 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 0 enforcement actions.

60
Failures
$43.9M in failed assets
0
Mergers
Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations
0
Enforcement
OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings

Jump to: Bank failures 1939

How many banks failed in 1939?

60 banks failed in 1939, with $43.9M in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date Bank HQ Assets Acquirer or resolution
Feb 4, 1939 The American National Bank of Camden Camden, NJ — —
Feb 3, 1939 Farmers State Bank in Merkel Merkel, TX $183K —
Feb 2, 1939 The Farmers Bank of Newtown Newtown, MO $114K —
Jan 21, 1939 The Hillsboro-Queen Anne Bank, Inc. Hillsboro, MD — —
Jan 16, 1939 Bank of Scranton Scranton, ND $153K —
Jan 16, 1939 First State Bank Marquez, TX $87K —
Jan 12, 1939 Bank of Hancock Hancock, WI — —
Jan 9, 1939 First State Bank Elgin, TX $347K —
Jan 5, 1939 The First National Bank of Preston Preston, MN $304K —
Jan 4, 1939 Oconto County State Bank Oconto Falls, WI $386K —

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