Bank failures in 1973

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions recorded 6 failures in 1973, according to the FDIC.

6 FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions failed in 1973, the FDIC records, oldest first.

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Failures and assistance transactions of FDIC-insured institutions in 1973, oldest first
Date	Institution	Where	Resolution	Assets	Estimated cost
January 19, 1973	DELTA SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY	FERRIDAY, LA	FAILURE	$9.8 million	Not published by the FDIC
March 26, 1973	SKYLINE NATIONAL BANK	DENVER, CO	FAILURE	$6.5 million	Not published by the FDIC
May 7, 1973	ELM CREEK STATE BANK	ELM CREEK, NE	FAILURE	$3.2 million	Not published by the FDIC
July 16, 1973	THE FIRST STATE BANK	VERNON, TX	FAILURE	$16.2 million	Not published by the FDIC
October 5, 1973	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ELDORA	ELDORA, IA	FAILURE	$8.1 million	Not published by the FDIC
October 18, 1973	UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK	SAN DIEGO, CA	FAILURE	$1.3 billion	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