Data / Bank failures / 1973 / Elm Creek State Bank
Elm Creek State Bank, Elm Creek, NE: failed May 7, 1973
Elm Creek State Bank in Elm Creek, Nebraska, failed on May 7, 1973. It held $3.2 million in assets and $2.9 million in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 6th largest of 6 banks closed or assisted in 1973.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 7, 1973
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $3,186,000
- Total deposits
- $2,915,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 16214
Other bank failures in Nebraska, 1971 to 1975
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Salem | Salem | April 5, 1971 | $679,000 | $606,000 |
All bank failures in 1973 · All bank failures in Nebraska · 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.