FDIC Records

Bank Failures in 1973

6 FDIC-insured bank failures in 1973.

Bank Name	Location	Closing Date	Acquiring Institution	Assets	Deposits
UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK	SAN DIEGO, CA	1973-10-18	—	$1.3B	$932.0M
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ELDORA	ELDORA, IA	1973-10-05	—	$8.1M	$7.5M
THE FIRST STATE BANK	VERNON, TX	1973-07-16	—	$16.2M	$14.8M
ELM CREEK STATE BANK	ELM CREEK, NE	1973-05-07	—	$3.2M	$2.9M
SKYLINE NATIONAL BANK	DENVER, CO	1973-03-26	—	$6.5M	$6.0M
DELTA SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY	FERRIDAY, LA	1973-01-19	—	$9.8M	$8.1M

Data Source

Data sourced from the FDIC Failed Bank List as of March 2026.