1940 - 1949
- 1940 - Not untouched by the Depression, Capitol Federal assets stood at $6 million, half of what it had been prior to the Crash of 1929. Capitol Federal had survived, though, and with the determination of its leadership, the Association and its customers would not encounter the difficult experiences of the Depression again.
- 1941 - With continued drop in assets, Capitol Federal Board of Directors named Henry A. Bubb as President of the Association.
- 1943 - Capitol Federal turned 50 years old, with assets still low, having dropped below $6 million. The year had been good, though, and the Association now was "the largest federally insured association in the state."
- During World War II, Henry A. Bubb and Capitol Federal continually sold War Bonds. For their efforts, both received a Distinguished Service Citation from the U.S. Treasury Department in recognition of the Association's record War Bond sales.
- 1945 - Capitol Federal celebrated the end of the war and the beginning of a promising future -- and what a future. Assets now stood at $8.5 million.
- Americans returned home from the war to higher incomes, resulting in a "boom" age of growth in savings and mortgage loans. GI Bill of 1944 helped veterans fulfill their dream of home ownership.
- Capitol Federal assets grew from $8.5 million in 1945 to over $19.5 million by 1950, an increase of $15 million since 1940.
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