Data / Bank failures / 1939
US bank failures in 1939: 60 banks closed
60 banks failed in 1939, holding $43.9 million in assets and $160.8 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $0. The largest: The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co. ($30.7 million), The Hamilton Trust Company of Paterson ($3.7 million), Pleasantville Trust Company ($1.1 million). Most by state: NJ 19, WI 6, KY 4, TX 4, IL 3.
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| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tuckerton Bank | Tuckerton | NJ | December 27, 1939 | $735,000 | $624,000 | ||
| Maynardville State Bank | Maynardville | TN | December 11, 1939 | $218,000 | $186,000 | ||
| The State Bank of Liebenthal | Liebenthal | KS | December 6, 1939 | $60,000 | $58,000 | ||
| The Yonkers National Bank & Trust Co. | Yonkers | NY | December 4, 1939 | $8.8 million | |||
| Commercial Bank of Liberty | Liberty | KY | November 25, 1939 | $548,000 | $502,000 | ||
| The Farmers State Bank | Cuba | KS | November 25, 1939 | $94,000 | |||
| The Egg Harbor Commercial Bank | Egg Harbor City | NJ | October 7, 1939 | $865,000 | |||
| Security State Bank | Lawrence | NE | October 3, 1939 | $121,000 | $96,000 | ||
| The Farmers State Bank | Cato | WI | September 15, 1939 | $97,000 | $82,000 | ||
| Providence Citizens Bank | Providence | KY | September 1, 1939 | $306,000 | $251,000 | ||
| Rardin State Bank | Rardin | IL | August 30, 1939 | $3.1 million | |||
| First State Bank of O'Fallon | O'Fallon | IL | August 28, 1939 | $50,000 | $102,000 | ||
| Kearny National Bank | Kearny | NJ | June 30, 1939 | $3.1 million | |||
| West Hudson County Trust Company | Harrison | NJ | June 30, 1939 | $5.8 million | |||
| Pleasantville Trust Company | Pleasantville | NJ | June 30, 1939 | $1.1 million | $936,000 | ||
| The Plantsville National Bank | Plantsville | CT | June 24, 1939 | $380,000 | $464,000 | ||
| The Hamilton Trust Company of Paterson | Paterson | NJ | June 17, 1939 | $3.7 million | $2.9 million | ||
| Glendive State Bank | Glendive | MT | June 15, 1939 | $162,000 | $119,000 | ||
| Merchants Trust Company | Union City | NJ | June 3, 1939 | $5.6 million | |||
| Commonwealth Trust Company | Union City | NJ | June 3, 1939 | $5.8 million | |||
| Gloucester City Trust Company | Gloucester City | NJ | June 3, 1939 | $1.2 million | |||
| Bank of Hartland | Hartland | WI | May 29, 1939 | $455,000 | $370,000 | ||
| The Parksley National Bank | Parksley | VA | May 18, 1939 | $279,000 | $182,000 | ||
| Tatum State Bank | Tatum | TX | May 2, 1939 | $47,000 | $17,000 | ||
| Hudson Trust Company | Union City | NJ | April 29, 1939 | $24.5 million | |||
| Bank of Eden | Eden | NY | April 29, 1939 | $734,000 | |||
| Columbia Trust Company of New Jersey | Hoboken | NJ | April 29, 1939 | $1.5 million | |||
| Ripley Savings Bank & Trust Company | Ripley | TN | April 28, 1939 | $794,000 | $739,000 | ||
| West Bergen Trust Company | Jersey City | NJ | April 20, 1939 | $2.7 million | |||
| The Trust Company of New Jersey | Jersey City | NJ | April 20, 1939 | $48.8 million | |||
| Bank of Brussels | Brussels | IL | April 14, 1939 | $148,000 | |||
| The First National Bank of Plainfield | Plainfield | NJ | April 8, 1939 | $4.1 million | |||
| Bank of Amorita | Amorita | OK | April 6, 1939 | $132,000 | $117,000 | ||
| Merchants & Farmers Bank | Atkins | AR | March 23, 1939 | $223,000 | $192,000 | ||
| State Bank of Bremen | Bremen | ND | March 18, 1939 | $61,000 | $28,000 | ||
| The Fulton State Bank | Fulton | IN | March 18, 1939 | $168,000 | $137,000 | ||
| Eden State Bank | Eden | WI | March 18, 1939 | $179,000 | |||
| Rahway Trust Company | Rahway | NJ | March 11, 1939 | $1.2 million | |||
| State Bank of Forestville | Forestville | WI | March 8, 1939 | $342,000 | $281,000 | ||
| The Point Pleasant National Bank | Point Pleasant | WV | March 7, 1939 | $461,000 | $410,000 | ||
| The Bank of Rocky Hill | Rocky Hill | KY | March 4, 1939 | $163,000 | $154,000 | ||
| The First National Bank in Brooksville | Brooksville | FL | February 25, 1939 | $274,000 | |||
| Peoples State Bank | Frankfort | KY | February 21, 1939 | $1.9 million | |||
| The First Nat'l Bank & TR Co. of Blackwood | Blackwood | NJ | February 18, 1939 | $708,000 | |||
| The ST. Joseph Loan & Trust Company | South Bend | IN | February 16, 1939 | $3.2 million | |||
| ST. Joseph County Savings Bank | South Bend | IN | February 16, 1939 | $1.6 million | |||
| Groveton National Bank | Groveton | NH | February 14, 1939 | $297,000 | |||
| North Camden Trust Company | Camden | NJ | February 11, 1939 | $820,000 | |||
| The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co. | Jersey City | NJ | February 11, 1939 | $30.7 million | $21.7 million | ||
| The American National Bank of Camden | Camden | NJ | February 4, 1939 | $820,000 | |||
| The Coudersport Trust Company | Coudersport | PA | February 4, 1939 | $952,000 | $706,000 | ||
| Farmers State Bank in Merkel | Merkel | TX | February 3, 1939 | $183,000 | $131,000 | ||
| The Farmers Bank of Newtown | Newtown | MO | February 2, 1939 | $114,000 | $89,000 | ||
| The Hillsboro-Queen Anne Bank, Inc. | Hillsboro | MD | January 21, 1939 | $249,000 | |||
| Bank of Scranton | Scranton | ND | January 16, 1939 | $153,000 | $94,000 | ||
| First State Bank | Marquez | TX | January 16, 1939 | $87,000 | $46,000 | ||
| Bank of Hancock | Hancock | WI | January 12, 1939 | $248,000 | |||
| First State Bank | Elgin | TX | January 9, 1939 | $347,000 | $287,000 | ||
| The First National Bank of Preston | Preston | MN | January 5, 1939 | $304,000 | $285,000 | ||
| Oconto County State Bank | Oconto Falls | WI | January 4, 1939 | $386,000 | $346,000 |
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- 2003 3
- 2002 11
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- 1998 3
- 1997 1
- 1996 6
- 1995 8
- 1994 15
- 1993 50
- 1992 181
- 1991 271
- 1990 382
- 1989 534
- 1988 470
- 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
- 1938 74
- 1937 75
- 1936 69
- 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.