Data / Bank failures / 1936
US bank failures in 1936: 69 banks closed
69 banks failed in 1936, holding $12.9 million in assets and $27.8 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $0. The largest: The Union Bank ($1.9 million), D'auria Bank & Trust Company ($1.2 million), The East Hampton Bank & Trust Co. ($1.2 million). Most by state: MO 19, ND 10, IN 7, TN 5, TX 3.
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| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central State Bank of Sherman | Sherman | TX | December 31, 1936 | $312,000 | $219,000 | ||
| First State Bank | Coteau | ND | December 21, 1936 | $43,000 | |||
| Bank of Berthold | Berthold | ND | December 21, 1936 | $84,000 | |||
| First State Bank of Powers Lake | Powers Lake | ND | December 21, 1936 | $76,000 | |||
| First State Bank of Max | Max | ND | December 21, 1936 | $100,000 | |||
| Reservation State Bank | Makoti | ND | December 21, 1936 | $78,000 | |||
| The Cummings State Bank | Cummings | ND | December 21, 1936 | $30,000 | |||
| The First International Bank of Williston | Williston | ND | December 19, 1936 | $763,000 | |||
| First International Bank | Minot | ND | December 19, 1936 | $360,000 | |||
| Northern and Dakota Trust Company | Fargo | ND | December 19, 1936 | $479,000 | |||
| The First National Bank of Centerville | Centerville | SD | December 18, 1936 | $569,000 | $506,000 | ||
| The First State Bank of Lignite | Lignite | ND | December 12, 1936 | $83,000 | $46,000 | ||
| The Brewster State Bank | Brewster | KS | December 7, 1936 | $75,000 | |||
| The Union State Bank | Crothersville | IN | December 7, 1936 | $248,000 | $207,000 | ||
| Scottsburg State Bank | Scottsburg | IN | December 5, 1936 | $563,000 | $491,000 | ||
| Citizens State Bank | Palmyra | IN | December 5, 1936 | $350,000 | $297,000 | ||
| Bank of Cambria | Cambria | WI | December 1, 1936 | $317,000 | |||
| The Union Bank | Uhrichsville | OH | October 27, 1936 | $1.9 million | $2 million | ||
| Desoto Bank and Trust Company | Mansfield | LA | October 9, 1936 | $1.2 million | $996,000 | ||
| Stover Bank | Stover | MO | October 3, 1936 | $153,000 | |||
| Farmers State Bank | Tindall | MO | September 17, 1936 | $70,000 | $52,000 | ||
| Security Bank | Kingfisher | OK | September 15, 1936 | $149,000 | |||
| The Wellsville Bank | Wellsville | MO | September 12, 1936 | $325,000 | $290,000 | ||
| Commercial Bank of Stanberry | Stanberry | MO | August 31, 1936 | $173,000 | $128,000 | ||
| Durham State Bank | Durham | MO | August 22, 1936 | $124,000 | |||
| Cumberland Bank | Cumberland | IN | August 14, 1936 | $87,000 | $71,000 | ||
| Bank of Magnolia | Magnolia | MO | August 14, 1936 | $70,000 | $58,000 | ||
| The East Hampton Bank & Trust Co. | East Hampton | CT | July 16, 1936 | $1.2 million | $1.1 million | ||
| D'auria Bank & Trust Company | Newark | NJ | July 15, 1936 | $1.2 million | $1.1 million | ||
| The State Bank of Sarcoxie | Sarcoxie | MO | July 11, 1936 | $99,000 | |||
| Farmers State Bank | Densmore | KS | July 10, 1936 | $80,000 | $55,000 | ||
| Walton Equitable Bank | Walton | KY | July 3, 1936 | $235,000 | |||
| Central Bank and Trust Company | Newark | NJ | June 29, 1936 | $361,000 | |||
| The Peoples State Bank of Flat Rock | Flat Rock | IL | June 17, 1936 | $61,000 | |||
| The Christian County Bank | Ozark | MO | June 5, 1936 | $339,000 | $297,000 | ||
| Community Bank | Smithton | MO | June 5, 1936 | $75,000 | $50,000 | ||
| Holton State Bank | Holton | IN | May 28, 1936 | $204,000 | $171,000 | ||
| Koshkonong State Bank | Koshkonong | MO | May 23, 1936 | $48,000 | |||
| West Monroe State Bank | West Monroe | LA | May 23, 1936 | $520,000 | $410,000 | ||
| Farmers Bank of New Truxton | New Truxton | MO | May 14, 1936 | $71,000 | $53,000 | ||
| Ford City State Bank | Ford City | MO | May 13, 1936 | $62,000 | $50,000 | ||
| Growers Exchange Bank | ST. Joseph | MO | May 9, 1936 | $53,000 | $43,000 | ||
| Guaranty Bond State Bank | Miles | TX | April 23, 1936 | $202,000 | $103,000 | ||
| Norborne Trust Company | Norborne | MO | April 22, 1936 | $121,000 | |||
| Farmers & Merchants Bank | Revillo | SD | April 21, 1936 | $128,000 | $89,000 | ||
| Hardin Bank | Hardin | KY | April 18, 1936 | $72,000 | $53,000 | ||
| Cross Plains Bank | Cross Plains | TN | April 10, 1936 | $50,000 | $32,000 | ||
| Bank of Holcomb | Holcomb | MS | March 31, 1936 | $23,000 | $11,000 | ||
| Leland Cooperative Bank | Leland | IA | March 31, 1936 | $150,000 | $155,000 | ||
| The Earl Park State Bank | Earl Park | IN | March 28, 1936 | $181,000 | $134,000 | ||
| Clifton State Bank | Clifton | TN | March 27, 1936 | $30,000 | $22,000 | ||
| Donelson Bank & Trust Co. | Donelson | TN | March 25, 1936 | $131,000 | |||
| The Farmers State Bank | Riley | KS | March 24, 1936 | $71,000 | |||
| Citizens Bank of Bosworth | Bosworth | MO | March 18, 1936 | $80,000 | |||
| Farmers State Bank | Amherst | SD | March 18, 1936 | $56,000 | $59,000 | ||
| Benjamin State Bank | Benjamin | TX | March 18, 1936 | $254,000 | $181,000 | ||
| Farmers and Merchants Bank of Linn | Linn | MO | March 5, 1936 | $228,000 | $198,000 | ||
| Peoples Bank | Franklinton | KY | March 2, 1936 | $93,000 | $75,000 | ||
| Farmers Bank of Leonard | Leonard | MO | February 27, 1936 | $69,000 | $51,000 | ||
| The Bank of High Hill | High Hill | MO | February 20, 1936 | $106,000 | $93,000 | ||
| Columbia State Bank | Columbia City | IN | February 18, 1936 | $906,000 | $775,000 | ||
| Merchants and Farmers Bank | Starkville | MS | February 17, 1936 | $213,000 | $142,000 | ||
| The First National Bank & Trust Co. | Ann Arbor | MI | February 15, 1936 | $1.7 million | |||
| The Ann Arbor Savings Bank | Ann Arbor | MI | February 15, 1936 | $6.8 million | |||
| Farmers & Mechanics Bank | Ann Arbor | MI | February 15, 1936 | $3.7 million | |||
| Peoples Bank | Cole Camp | MO | February 5, 1936 | $186,000 | $143,000 | ||
| Farmers & Merchants Bank | Adams | TN | February 1, 1936 | $14,000 | $5,000 | ||
| The First National Bank of Clinton | Clinton | OK | February 1, 1936 | $437,000 | |||
| Citizens Bank of Erwin | Erwin | TN | January 10, 1936 | $159,000 | $95,000 |
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- 1989 534
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- 1987 262
- 1986 204
- 1985 180
- 1984 106
- 1983 99
- 1982 119
- 1981 40
- 1980 22
- 1979 10
- 1978 7
- 1977 6
- 1976 17
- 1975 13
- 1974 4
- 1973 6
- 1972 2
- 1971 7
- 1970 7
- 1969 9
- 1968 3
- 1967 4
- 1966 7
- 1965 5
- 1964 7
- 1963 2
- 1962 1
- 1961 5
- 1960 1
- 1959 3
- 1958 4
- 1957 1
- 1956 2
- 1955 5
- 1954 2
- 1953 2
- 1952 3
- 1951 2
- 1950 4
- 1949 4
- 1948 3
- 1947 5
- 1946 1
- 1945 1
- 1944 2
- 1943 5
- 1942 20
- 1941 15
- 1940 43
- 1939 60
- 1938 74
- 1937 75
- 1935 25
- 1934 9
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.