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US bank failures in 1950: 4 banks closed

4 banks failed in 1950, holding $4 million in assets and $5.8 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $0. The largest: The Farmers First National Bank of Minooka ($1.3 million), The Bank of Aurora ($1.3 million), The Westphalia State Bank ($744,000). Most by state: PA 1, IL 1, NC 1, MI 1.

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BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
First National Bank in CecilCecilPAOctober 9, 1950$638,000$2.2 million
The Farmers First National Bank of MinookaMinookaILAugust 14, 1950$1.3 million$1.4 million
The Bank of AuroraAuroraNCJuly 24, 1950$1.3 million$991,000
The Westphalia State BankWestphaliaMIApril 3, 1950$744,000$1.1 million

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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.