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Fayette Bank, Fayette, MO: failed November 3, 1938

Fayette Bank in Fayette, Missouri, failed on November 3, 1938. It held $348,000 in assets and $303,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 8th largest of 74 banks closed or assisted in 1938.

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The FDIC's record

Closed
November 3, 1938
Type
Failure
How it was resolved
Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
Total assets
$348,000
Total deposits
$303,000
Charter
State nonmember bank (FDIC)
Insurance fund
FDIC

The FDIC record

Other bank failures in Missouri, 1936 to 1940

BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Eugene State BankEugeneMarch 13, 1940$128,000$106,000
The Citizens State Bank of NianguaNianguaJanuary 12, 1940$143,000$119,000
The Farmers Bank of NewtownNewtownFebruary 2, 1939$114,000$89,000
Bank of BellflowerBellflowerNovember 5, 1938$52,000
The Farmers & Merchants BankMadisonAugust 18, 1938$119,000$95,000
Farmers Bank of BlackburnBlackburnFebruary 17, 1938$79,000$51,000
Bank of StraffordStraffordFebruary 10, 1938$136,000$122,000
The First State Bank of LathropLathropFebruary 1, 1938$163,000$125,000

All bank failures in 1938 · All bank failures in Missouri · The full failed bank list

Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-24. 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.