Data / Bank failures / 1942 / The Citizens Bank of Liberty
The Citizens Bank of Liberty, Liberty, MO: failed November 18, 1942
The Citizens Bank of Liberty in Liberty, Missouri, failed on November 18, 1942. It held $258,000 in assets and $206,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 3rd largest of 20 banks closed or assisted in 1942.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- November 18, 1942
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $258,000
- Total deposits
- $206,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
Other bank failures in Missouri, 1940 to 1944
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Jamestown | Jamestown | January 11, 1941 | $186,000 | $156,000 | ||
| Eugene State Bank | Eugene | March 13, 1940 | $128,000 | $106,000 | ||
| The Citizens State Bank of Niangua | Niangua | January 12, 1940 | $143,000 | $119,000 |
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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.