Data / Bank failures / 1935
US bank failures in 1935: 25 banks closed
25 banks failed in 1935, holding $12.3 million in assets and $13.4 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $0. The largest: The Commercial National Bank of Bradford ($5.2 million), Cliffside Park Title Guarantee & Trust Co. ($2.3 million), Anchor State Bank ($891,000). Most by state: WI 4, GA 3, NJ 2, MO 2, TX 2.
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| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Farmers Bank | West Louisville | KY | December 16, 1935 | $55,000 | $37,000 | ||
| Livingston State Bank | Livingston | NJ | December 14, 1935 | $91,000 | $72,000 | ||
| Friendship State Bank | Friendship | WI | December 7, 1935 | $147,000 | $125,000 | ||
| Farmers Bank of Charlton County | Keytesville | MO | December 5, 1935 | $287,000 | $229,000 | ||
| Bank of Linden | Linden | WI | November 27, 1935 | $224,000 | $188,000 | ||
| Lennon State Bank | Lennon | MI | November 26, 1935 | $79,000 | $74,000 | ||
| Presidio Valley Bank | Presidio | TX | November 18, 1935 | $73,000 | $49,000 | ||
| E. P. Wilbur Trust Company | Bethlehem | PA | November 16, 1935 | $4.4 million | |||
| Buna State Bank | Buna | TX | October 23, 1935 | $47,000 | $29,000 | ||
| The Commercial National Bank of Bradford | Bradford | PA | September 28, 1935 | $5.2 million | $4.6 million | ||
| The Farmers National Bank of Sardinia | Sardinia | OH | July 24, 1935 | $308,000 | $261,000 | ||
| Merchants & Farmers Bank | Marietta | GA | July 22, 1935 | $227,000 | $132,000 | ||
| Bank of Grantville | Grantville | GA | July 20, 1935 | $91,000 | $48,000 | ||
| The First National Bank of Pender | Pender | NE | June 29, 1935 | $301,000 | $195,000 | ||
| State Bank of Suamico | Suamico | WI | June 24, 1935 | $161,000 | $128,000 | ||
| Anchor State Bank | West Milwaukee | WI | June 4, 1935 | $891,000 | $718,000 | ||
| Blue Springs State Bank | Blue Springs | MO | June 1, 1935 | $235,000 | $234,000 | ||
| First State Bank of Agra | Agra | KS | May 3, 1935 | $129,000 | $96,000 | ||
| The Farmers Bank | Royston | GA | May 2, 1935 | $166,000 | $108,000 | ||
| The State Bank of Milford | Milford | KS | April 10, 1935 | $118,000 | $87,000 | ||
| Guaranty State Bank | Clinton | OK | April 4, 1935 | $264,000 | $176,000 | ||
| The First State Bank | Cheyenne | OK | March 25, 1935 | $427,000 | $303,000 | ||
| Palmetto State Bank | Lake City | SC | March 9, 1935 | $149,000 | $136,000 | ||
| The National Bank of Herndon | Herndon | VA | January 9, 1935 | $387,000 | $384,000 | ||
| Cliffside Park Title Guarantee & Trust Co. | Grantwood | NJ | January 3, 1935 | $2.3 million | $590,000 |
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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.