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Merchants and Farmers Bank, Starkville, MS: failed February 17, 1936
Merchants and Farmers Bank in Starkville, Mississippi, failed on February 17, 1936. It held $213,000 in assets and $142,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 16th largest of 69 banks closed or assisted in 1936.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- February 17, 1936
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $213,000
- Total deposits
- $142,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
Other bank failures in Mississippi, 1934 to 1938
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Holcomb | Holcomb | March 31, 1936 | $23,000 | $11,000 |
All bank failures in 1936 · All bank failures in Mississippi · 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.