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Farmers Bank of Petersburg, Petersburg, KY: failed June 25, 1970

Farmers Bank of Petersburg in Petersburg, Kentucky, failed on June 25, 1970. It held $1.1 million in assets and $1.3 million in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 7th largest of 7 banks closed or assisted in 1970.

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The FDIC's record

Closed
June 25, 1970
Type
Failure
How it was resolved
Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
Total assets
$1,074,000
Total deposits
$1,259,000
Charter
State nonmember bank (FDIC)
Insurance fund
FDIC
FDIC certificate
13164

The FDIC record

Other bank failures in Kentucky, 1968 to 1972

BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Berea Bank and Trust CompanyBereaOctober 8, 1970$5.9 million$5.4 million

All bank failures in 1970 · All bank failures in Kentucky · 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.