Data / Bank failures / 1937 / Big Falls State Bank
Big Falls State Bank, Big Falls, WI: failed December 17, 1937
Big Falls State Bank in Big Falls, Wisconsin, failed on December 17, 1937. It held $103,000 in assets and $85,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 34th largest of 75 banks closed or assisted in 1937.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 17, 1937
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $103,000
- Total deposits
- $85,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
Other bank failures in Wisconsin, 1935 to 1939
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Farmers State Bank | Cato | September 15, 1939 | $97,000 | $82,000 | ||
| Bank of Hartland | Hartland | May 29, 1939 | $455,000 | $370,000 | ||
| Eden State Bank | Eden | March 18, 1939 | $179,000 | |||
| State Bank of Forestville | Forestville | March 8, 1939 | $342,000 | $281,000 | ||
| Bank of Hancock | Hancock | January 12, 1939 | $248,000 | |||
| Oconto County State Bank | Oconto Falls | January 4, 1939 | $386,000 | $346,000 | ||
| Farmers State Bank | Canton | December 31, 1938 | $51,000 | $30,000 | ||
| Coleman State Bank | Coleman | December 14, 1938 | $234,000 |
All bank failures in 1937 · All bank failures in Wisconsin · 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.