Bank failures in 1979

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions recorded 10 failures in 1979, according to the FDIC.

10 FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions failed in 1979, the FDIC records, oldest first.

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Failures and assistance transactions of FDIC-insured institutions in 1979, oldest first
Date	Institution	Where	Resolution	Assets	Estimated cost
January 5, 1979	TONEY BROTHERS BANK	DOERUN, GA	FAILURE	$5.9 million	Not published by the FDIC
January 26, 1979	VILLAGE BANK	PUEBLO WEST, CO	FAILURE	$5.1 million	Not published by the FDIC
June 14, 1979	SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK	BIRMINGHAM, AL	FAILURE	$32.6 million	Not published by the FDIC
June 16, 1979	BANK OF ENVILLE	ENVILLE, TN	FAILURE	$3.5 million	Not published by the FDIC
July 14, 1979	THE GUARANTY BANK & TRUST COMPANY	CHICAGO, IL	FAILURE	$7.9 million	Not published by the FDIC
July 14, 1979	GATEWAY NATIONAL BANK	CHICAGO, IL	FAILURE	$16.9 million	Not published by the FDIC
September 21, 1979	THE FARMERS STATE BANK	PROTECTION, KS	FAILURE	$5.0 million	Not published by the FDIC
September 28, 1979	FIDELITY BANK	UTICA, MS	FAILURE	$32.8 million	Not published by the FDIC
October 12, 1979	AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK	HOUSTON, TX	FAILURE	$10.7 million	Not published by the FDIC
October 12, 1979	LIVINGSTON STATE BANK	LIVINGSTON, NJ	FAILURE	$12.7 million	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