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Data / Bank failures / 1943

US bank failures in 1943: 5 banks closed

5 banks failed in 1943, holding $14.1 million in assets and $12.2 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $0. The largest: The Jefferson County Nat BK -Watertown ($6.7 million), First National BK & TR Co. of Easton ($5.2 million), The Poultney National Bank ($919,000). Most by state: PA 1, NY 1, IL 1, NC 1, VT 1.

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BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
First National BK & TR Co. of EastonEastonPADecember 10, 1943$5.2 million$4.2 million
The Jefferson County Nat BK -WatertownWatertownNYSeptember 25, 1943$6.7 million$5.9 million
Farmers State Bank of CullomCullomILApril 2, 1943$439,000$474,000
Bank of Black MountainBlack MoutainNCMarch 18, 1943$855,000$767,000
The Poultney National BankPoultneyVTMarch 17, 1943$919,000$862,000

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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.