Data / Bank failures / 1984 / The Lawrence County Bank
The Lawrence County Bank, Lawrenceburg, TN: failed June 15, 1984
The Lawrence County Bank in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, failed on June 15, 1984. Farmers BK of Lawrence C of Lawrenceburg, TN, took over its deposits. It held $25.2 million in assets and $24.5 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $6.5 million (25.9% of its assets). By assets it was the 53rd largest of 106 banks closed or assisted in 1984.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- June 15, 1984
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Farmers BK of Lawrence C, Lawrenceburg, TN
- Total assets
- $25,155,000
- Total deposits
- $24,521,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $6,520,873 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State member bank (Federal Reserve)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 20188
Other bank failures in Tennessee, 1982 to 1986
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Commerce (assistance) | Morristown | November 26, 1986 | $66.6 million | $64.7 million | $11.3 million | Bankof East Tennessee |
| Farmer's Bank | Trimble | July 18, 1986 | $21.4 million | $20.2 million | $7.4 million | First Tennessee Bank NA |
| Union County Bank | Maynardville | April 22, 1986 | $32.9 million | $30.4 million | $3.5 million | Commercial BK Claiborne |
| Security Trust S&LA (assistance) | Oakridge | October 28, 1985 | $28.8 million | $27.2 million | $10.4 million | Security SLA |
| First Security Bank of Dickson | Dickson | September 12, 1985 | $14.8 million | $14.3 million | $1.8 million | Peoples Bank |
| The Bank of Loretto | Loretto | September 4, 1985 | $25.6 million | $24.8 million | $3.9 million | First FARMERS&MERCHANTS |
| First Bank & Trust | Tracy City | June 28, 1985 | $21.1 million | $19.7 million | $2.9 million | First NB of Shelbyville |
| Magnolia FS&LA | Knoxville | June 7, 1985 | $4.8 million | $3.6 million | $1.5 million |
All bank failures in 1984 · All bank failures in Tennessee · 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.