Data / Bank failures / 1937 / Amite River Bank
Amite River Bank, Denham Springs, LA: failed June 23, 1937
Amite River Bank in Denham Springs, Louisiana, failed on June 23, 1937. It held $308,000 in assets and $248,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 16th largest of 75 banks closed or assisted in 1937.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- June 23, 1937
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $308,000
- Total deposits
- $248,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
Other bank failures in Louisiana, 1935 to 1939
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto Bank and Trust Company | Mansfield | October 9, 1936 | $1.2 million | $996,000 | ||
| West Monroe State Bank | West Monroe | May 23, 1936 | $520,000 | $410,000 |
All bank failures in 1937 · All bank failures in Louisiana · The full failed bank list
Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.