Bank failures in 1934

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions recorded 9 failures in 1934, according to the FDIC.

9 FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions failed in 1934, the FDIC records, oldest first.

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Failures and assistance transactions of FDIC-insured institutions in 1934, oldest first
Date	Institution	Where	Resolution	Assets	Estimated cost
April 19, 1934	BANK OF AMERICA TRUST CO.	PITTSBURGH, PA	FAILURE	$1.4 million	Not published by the FDIC
May 28, 1934	FON DU LAC STATE BANK	EAST PEORIA, IL	FAILURE	$374.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
July 18, 1934	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LIMA	LIMA, MT	FAILURE	$91.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
July 18, 1934	FLORENCE DEPOSIT BANK	FLORENCE, IN	FAILURE	$105.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
August 6, 1934	BANK OF LEWISPORT	LEWISPORT, KY	FAILURE	$81.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
September 13, 1934	FARMERS STATE BANK OF BONGARDS	BONGARDS, MN	FAILURE	$91.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
October 11, 1934	FARMERS & TRADERS BANK	PORTERFIELD, WI	FAILURE	$46.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
October 13, 1934	PICKENS COUNTY BANK	JASPER, GA	FAILURE	$243.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
November 16, 1934	THE STATE BANK	SAUK CITY, WI	FAILURE	$195.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC

Sources

FDIC failures — every bank failure and assistance transaction since 1934 — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 27, 2026

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Data retrieved September 30, 2026