Failed Bank List

6 failures ยท $1.3 billion in assets

Bank failures in 1973

Six insured banks failed in 1973, up from 1 in 1972. Together they reported $1.3 billion in assets, with no estimated loss recorded. The largest was United States National Bank of San Diego, California, at $1.3 billion.

Week by week

  • $1 billion or more
  • $100 million to $1 billion
  • under $100 million
Bank failures in 1973 by week of closingDelta Security Bank & Trust Company, 1973-01-19Skyline National Bank, 1973-03-26Elm Creek State Bank, 1973-05-07The First State Bank, 1973-07-16First National Bank of Eldora, 1973-10-05United States National Bank, 1973-10-18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
One square per failed bank, stacked in the week it closed. 33% of these closings fell on a Friday.

Where they failed

Failures by state in 1973: Louisiana 1, Colorado 1, Nebraska 1, Texas 1, Iowa 1, California 1.

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All 6 failures in 1973, in closing order
ClosedBankLocationTotal assetsEst. loss
January 19, 1973Delta Security Bank & Trust CompanyFerriday, LA$9.8 millionnot estimated
March 26, 1973Skyline National BankDenver, CO$6.5 millionnot estimated
May 7, 1973Elm Creek State BankElm Creek, NE$3.2 millionnot estimated
July 16, 1973The First State BankVernon, TX$16.2 millionnot estimated
October 5, 1973First National Bank of EldoraEldora, IA$8.1 millionnot estimated
October 18, 1973United States National BankSan Diego, CA$1.3 billionnot estimated