Data / Bank failures / 1936 / Benjamin State Bank
Benjamin State Bank, Benjamin, TX: failed March 18, 1936
Benjamin State Bank in Benjamin, Texas, failed on March 18, 1936. It held $254,000 in assets and $181,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 13th largest of 69 banks closed or assisted in 1936.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- March 18, 1936
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $254,000
- Total deposits
- $181,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
Other bank failures in Texas, 1934 to 1938
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First National Bank of Purdon | Purdon | February 12, 1938 | $63,000 | $36,000 | ||
| The First National Bank of Lovelady | Lovelady | October 1, 1937 | $78,000 | |||
| Ringgold State Bank | Ringgold | October 1, 1937 | $92,000 | $51,000 | ||
| First State Bank of South San Antonio | San Antonio | June 29, 1937 | $514,000 | $490,000 | ||
| Union State Bank and Trust Company | Bryan | June 16, 1937 | $359,000 | $302,000 | ||
| First State Bank | Arlington | April 12, 1937 | $719,000 | $720,000 | ||
| Texas State Bank and Trust Company | Corpus Christi | April 8, 1937 | $628,000 | $419,000 | ||
| Central State Bank of Sherman | Sherman | December 31, 1936 | $312,000 | $219,000 |
All bank failures in 1936 · All bank failures in Texas · 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.