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Data / Bank failures / 1977

US bank failures in 1977: 5 banks closed

5 banks failed in 1977, holding $42.4 million in assets and $34.6 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $0. The FDIC also assisted 1 open bank without closing it. The largest: First Augusta Bank & Trust Company ($24.2 million), Republic National Bank of Louisiana ($6.3 million), Donahue Savings Bank ($5.5 million). Most by state: PR 1, IA 1, LA 1, GA 1, CT 1.

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BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Banco Economias (assistance)San GermanPRSeptember 2, 1977$190.3 million$170 million
Donahue Savings BankDonahueIAAugust 26, 1977$5.5 million$5.1 million
Republic National Bank of LouisianaNew OrleansLAJuly 29, 1977$6.3 million$4.9 million
First Augusta Bank & Trust CompanyAugustaGAMay 20, 1977$24.2 million$20 million
The Monroe Bank and Trust CompanyMonroeCTMarch 28, 1977$4.3 million$2.8 million
First State BankFossOKMarch 10, 1977$2 million$1.8 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.