Data / Bank failures / 1938 / State Bank of Surprise
State Bank of Surprise, Surprise, NE: failed February 28, 1938
State Bank of Surprise in Surprise, Nebraska, failed on February 28, 1938. It held $65,000 in assets and $56,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 45th largest of 74 banks closed or assisted in 1938.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- February 28, 1938
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $65,000
- Total deposits
- $56,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
Other bank failures in Nebraska, 1936 to 1940
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security State Bank | Lawrence | October 3, 1939 | $121,000 | $96,000 | ||
| Farmers Security Bank | Maywood | February 1, 1938 | $213,000 | $186,000 |
All bank failures in 1938 · 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.