Bank failures in 1939
60 FDIC-insured institutions failed in 1939.
| Bank | Location | Date | Deposits (pre-failure) | Assets (pre-failure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tuckerton Bank | Tuckerton, New Jersey | December 27, 1939 | $624K | $735K |
| Maynardville State Bank | Maynardville, Tennessee | December 11, 1939 | $186K | $218K |
| The State Bank of Liebenthal | Liebenthal, Kansas | December 6, 1939 | $58K | $60K |
| The Yonkers National Bank & Trust Co. | Yonkers, New York | December 4, 1939 | $9M | — |
| Commercial Bank of Liberty | Liberty, Kentucky | November 25, 1939 | $502K | $548K |
| The Farmers State Bank | Cuba, Kansas | November 25, 1939 | $94K | — |
| The Egg Harbor Commercial Bank | Egg Harbor City, New Jersey | October 7, 1939 | $865K | — |
| Security State Bank | Lawrence, Nebraska | October 3, 1939 | $96K | $121K |
| The Farmers State Bank | Cato, Wisconsin | September 15, 1939 | $82K | $97K |
| Providence Citizens Bank | Providence, Kentucky | September 1, 1939 | $251K | $306K |
| Rardin State Bank | Rardin, Illinois | August 30, 1939 | $3M | — |
| First State Bank of O'Fallon | O'Fallon, Illinois | August 28, 1939 | $102K | $50K |
| Kearny National Bank | Kearny, New Jersey | June 30, 1939 | $3M | — |
| West Hudson County Trust Company | Harrison, New Jersey | June 30, 1939 | $6M | — |
| Pleasantville Trust Company | Pleasantville, New Jersey | June 30, 1939 | $936K | $1M |
| The Plantsville National Bank | Plantsville, Connecticut | June 24, 1939 | $464K | $380K |
| The Hamilton Trust Company of Paterson | Paterson, New Jersey | June 17, 1939 | $3M | $4M |
| Glendive State Bank | Glendive, Montana | June 15, 1939 | $119K | $162K |
| Merchants Trust Company | Union City, New Jersey | June 3, 1939 | $6M | — |
| Commonwealth Trust Company | Union City, New Jersey | June 3, 1939 | $6M | — |
| Gloucester City Trust Company | Gloucester City, New Jersey | June 3, 1939 | $1M | — |
| Bank of Hartland | Hartland, Wisconsin | May 29, 1939 | $370K | $455K |
| The Parksley National Bank | Parksley, Virginia | May 18, 1939 | $182K | $279K |
| Tatum State Bank | Tatum, Texas | May 2, 1939 | $17K | $47K |
| Hudson Trust Company | Union City, New Jersey | April 29, 1939 | $24M | — |
| Bank of Eden | Eden, New York | April 29, 1939 | $734K | — |
| Columbia Trust Company of New Jersey | Hoboken, New Jersey | April 29, 1939 | $1M | — |
| Ripley Savings Bank & Trust Company | Ripley, Tennessee | April 28, 1939 | $739K | $794K |
| West Bergen Trust Company | Jersey City, New Jersey | April 20, 1939 | $3M | — |
| The Trust Company of New Jersey | Jersey City, New Jersey | April 20, 1939 | $49M | — |
| Bank of Brussels | Brussels, Illinois | April 14, 1939 | $148K | — |
| The First National Bank of Plainfield | Plainfield, New Jersey | April 8, 1939 | $4M | — |
| Bank of Amorita | Amorita, Oklahoma | April 6, 1939 | $117K | $132K |
| Merchants & Farmers Bank | Atkins, Arkansas | March 23, 1939 | $192K | $223K |
| State Bank of Bremen | Bremen, North Dakota | March 18, 1939 | $28K | $61K |
| The Fulton State Bank | Fulton, Indiana | March 18, 1939 | $137K | $168K |
| Eden State Bank | Eden, Wisconsin | March 18, 1939 | $179K | — |
| Rahway Trust Company | Rahway, New Jersey | March 11, 1939 | $1M | — |
| State Bank of Forestville | Forestville, Wisconsin | March 8, 1939 | $281K | $342K |
| The Point Pleasant National Bank | Point Pleasant, West Virginia | March 7, 1939 | $410K | $461K |
| The Bank of Rocky Hill | Rocky Hill, Kentucky | March 4, 1939 | $154K | $163K |
| The First National Bank In Brooksville | Brooksville, Florida | February 25, 1939 | $274K | — |
| Peoples State Bank | Frankfort, Kentucky | February 21, 1939 | $2M | — |
| The First Nat'L Bank & Tr Co. of Blackwood | Blackwood, New Jersey | February 18, 1939 | $708K | — |
| The St. Joseph Loan & Trust Company | South Bend, Indiana | February 16, 1939 | $3M | — |
| St. Joseph County Savings Bank | South Bend, Indiana | February 16, 1939 | $2M | — |
| Groveton National Bank | Groveton, New Hampshire | February 14, 1939 | $297K | — |
| North Camden Trust Company | Camden, New Jersey | February 11, 1939 | $820K | — |
| The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co. | Jersey City, New Jersey | February 11, 1939 | $22M | $31M |
| The American National Bank of Camden | Camden, New Jersey | February 4, 1939 | $820K | — |
| The Coudersport Trust Company | Coudersport, Pennsylvania | February 4, 1939 | $706K | $952K |
| Farmers State Bank In Merkel | Merkel, Texas | February 3, 1939 | $131K | $183K |
| The Farmers Bank of Newtown | Newtown, Missouri | February 2, 1939 | $89K | $114K |
| The Hillsboro-Queen Anne Bank, Inc. | Hillsboro, Maryland | January 21, 1939 | $249K | — |
| Bank of Scranton | Scranton, North Dakota | January 16, 1939 | $94K | $153K |
| First State Bank | Marquez, Texas | January 16, 1939 | $46K | $87K |
| Bank of Hancock | Hancock, Wisconsin | January 12, 1939 | $248K | — |
| First State Bank | Elgin, Texas | January 9, 1939 | $287K | $347K |
| The First National Bank of Preston | Preston, Minnesota | January 5, 1939 | $285K | $304K |
| Oconto County State Bank | Oconto Falls, Wisconsin | January 4, 1939 | $346K | $386K |
Transcribed from the FDIC BankFind Suite failures dataset. Deposit and asset figures are from the last quarterly Call Report filed before failure, not balances on the failure date.