Data / Bank failures / 1983 / Warren County Bank
Warren County Bank, McMinniville, TN: failed September 16, 1983
Warren County Bank in McMinniville, Tennessee, failed on September 16, 1983. Murfreesboro BANK&TRUST of Murfreesboro, TN, took over its deposits. It held $19.6 million in assets and $18.7 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $8.8 million (45% of its assets). By assets it was the 77th largest of 99 banks closed or assisted in 1983.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- September 16, 1983
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Murfreesboro BANK&TRUST, Murfreesboro, TN
- Total assets
- $19,639,000
- Total deposits
- $18,728,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $8,833,431 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 20736
Other bank failures in Tennessee, 1981 to 1985
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Community FS&LA | Nashville | June 7, 1985 | $22.7 million | $18.8 million | $3.6 million | |
| Peoples Bank & Trust Co. | Wartburg | February 8, 1985 | $24.4 million | $23.1 million | $6.3 million | Citizens BANK&TRUST Co |
| Citizens Fidelity Bank | Bristol | February 1, 1985 | $18.2 million | $17.6 million | $4.1 million | Energy Bank |
Other failed banks Murfreesboro BANK&TRUST took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith County Bank | Carthage | TN | May 6, 1983 | $33 million | $30.9 million | $4.7 million | Murfreesboro BANK&TRUST |
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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.