Data / Bank failures / 2017
US bank failures in 2017: 8 banks closed
8 banks failed in 2017, holding $5.08 billion in assets and $4.68 billion in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.01 billion. The largest: First NBC Bank ($3.33 billion), Guaranty Bank ($1.03 billion), Seaway Bank and Trust Company ($297.8 million). Most by state: IL 3, KS 1, WI 1, LA 1, UT 1.
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| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Federal Bank for Savings | Chicago | IL | December 15, 2017 | $166.3 million | $144 million | $75 million | Royal Savings Bank |
| The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Argonia | Argonia | KS | October 13, 2017 | $33 million | $27.5 million | $280,365 | Conway Bank |
| Fayette County Bank | Saint Elmo | IL | May 26, 2017 | $34.4 million | $34 million | $8.1 million | United Fidelity Bank, FSB |
| Guaranty Bank | Milwaukee | WI | May 5, 2017 | $1.03 billion | $1.00 billion | $132 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| First NBC Bank | New Orleans | LA | April 28, 2017 | $3.33 billion | $3.03 billion | $722.1 million | Whitney Bank |
| Proficio Bank | Cottonwood Heights | UT | March 3, 2017 | $68.2 million | $65 million | $10.1 million | Cache Valley Bank |
| Seaway Bank and Trust Company | Chicago | IL | January 27, 2017 | $297.8 million | $256.5 million | $43.7 million | State Bank of Texas |
| Harvest Community Bank | Pennsville | NJ | January 13, 2017 | $124.2 million | $122.2 million | $22.2 million | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
Other years
- 2026 4
- 2025 2
- 2024 2
- 2023 5
- 2020 4
- 2019 4
- 2016 5
- 2015 8
- 2014 18
- 2013 24
- 2012 51
- 2011 92
- 2010 157
- 2009 148
- 2008 30
- 2007 3
- 2004 4
- 2003 3
- 2002 11
- 2001 4
- 2000 7
- 1999 8
- 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
- 1939 60
- 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.