Bank failures in 1947

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions recorded 5 failures in 1947, according to the FDIC.

5 FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions failed in 1947, the FDIC records, oldest first.

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Failures and assistance transactions of FDIC-insured institutions in 1947, oldest first
Date	Institution	Where	Resolution	Assets	Estimated cost
January 11, 1947	THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EVANSTON	EVANSTON, WY	FAILURE	$1.8 million	Not published by the FDIC
January 25, 1947	THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LEMONT	LEMONT, IL	FAILURE	$1.7 million	Not published by the FDIC
July 12, 1947	THE CENTRAL CITY NATIONAL BANK	CENTRAL CITY, PA	FAILURE	$1.7 million	Not published by the FDIC
November 29, 1947	PEOPLES BANK OF DONALDS	DONALDS, SC	FAILURE	$762.0 thousand	Not published by the FDIC
December 6, 1947	LYONS STATE BANK	LYONS, WI	FAILURE	$874.0 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