14375. Westmont National Bank (Westmont, NJ)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
12519
Charter Number
12519
Start Date
January 1, 1931*
Location
Westmont, New Jersey (39.910, -75.048)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
29b31107

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
50.7%
Date receivership started
1931-10-19
Date receivership terminated
1938-03-31
Share of assets assessed as good
37.2%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
47.8%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
15.0%

Description

Contemporary articles describe the Westmont National Bank as closed/defunct and placed in federal receivership (receiver named and receiver activity reported 1931โ€“1934). No articles describe a depositor run prior to closure; events show government-appointed receivership and subsequent RFC loan authorizations to the receiver. Dates of initial suspension/receivership are not explicitly given in these clippings but a receiver was sent in 1931 (per 1934 profile) and by May 1932 the bank is described as closed/defunct with a federal receiver. Classified as suspension_closure (suspension followed by permanent closure/receivership).

Events (7)

1. March 31, 1924 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. January 1, 1931* Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
In 1931 he was sent to New Jersey to take over the receiverships of the Westmont National Bank and the Woodlynne National Bank. Treasury officials say he did a good piece of work in the two banks.
Source
newspapers
3. January 1, 1931* Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank closed and federal receiver appointed (Comptroller/Treasury receivership). Date inferred from receiver assignment in 1931 (per later article); explicit closure reported by May 1932.
Newspaper Excerpt
closed Westmont National Bank ... the federal receiver
Source
newspapers
4. October 19, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
5. May 21, 1932 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Depositors of the closed Westmont National Bank ... the federal receiver ... promised that his staff would ... that substantial dividend be declared and paid about JulyFrom the information received, the committee convinced that the receiver doing all in power to further the interests of the depositors
Source
newspapers
6. January 27, 1933 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Westmont National Bank (receiver), $25,000.
Source
newspapers
7. July 31, 1934 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
the Westmont National Bank, receiver, $16,000.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (9)

Article from Courier-Post, May 21, 1932

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ASSURED Y WESTMONT Receiver Informs Taxpayers "Substantial Dividend' Will Be Declared by July Payment of "substantial dididend" depositors of the defunct Westmont National Bank by July possibility, announced last night by the Haddon Township Taxpayers' Association. According to G. Miller, publicity chairman the associaof the association composed of Joel Kurtz, Worrell and James Duffy, called last night the federal receiver the closed bank determine what extent liquidation was being accomplished. "Wishing to be of service to the community, Miller said, "the association felt it their duty to obtain information on what being done the interests of the bank's positors. The receiver informed committee that every effort being made and promised that his staff would that substantial dividend be declared and paid about July "From the information received, the committee convinced that the receiver doing all his power to further the interests of the depositors to benefit the township by lifting the economic burden placed on since the closing of the bank. The Taxpayers' Association will continue endeavors the people informed concerning their interests.


Article from Evening Courier, May 21, 1932

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Receiver Informs Taxpayers Dividend' Will Be Declared by July Depositors of the closed Westmont National Bank stantial percentage" their deposits July by the Haddon Township Taxpayers Association. to Miller, publicity the called on federal receiver for the bank night ascertain extent the bank's affairs Joel Kurtz, Leroy with the report the substantial dividend. ceiver, did not wish his name divulged, what percentage of deposits which will be "Wishing to be of service to the ciation their duty obtain done the the bank's positors. The informed the every effort being made promised his staff would stantial be declared and about July information received, the convinced that the receiver doing all in power further the interests the deposibenefit the township by lifting placed the closing of the bank. The will tinue the people informed concerning their interests.'


Article from Press of Atlantic City, January 27, 1933

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Wildwood Crest-Wildwood Crest B. and L., $40,000.00. Elsewhere in New Jersey Loans actually disbursed elsewhere in New Jersey, not including the very small communities, follows: Camden-West Jersey Trust Company, $750,000. Carteret-First National Bank, $174,655. Clementon National Bank, $119,000. Cliffside Park National Bank, $263,300; Cliffside Park, Title, Guarantee and Trust Company, $24,505. Clifton-Clifton Trust Company, Collingswood National Bank, East Orange Trust Company, Elizabeth Elizabethport Bank Mutual Savings Fund, Harmonia, $250,000; Union County Trust Company, Gloucester Gloucester City Trust Company. $23,000 Haddonfield National Bank, $275,000. Hoboken Trust Company $854.960.17; Jefferson Trust Company, Irvington Trust Company, $295,065. Lakewood- Peoples' National Maple Shade-Maple Shade National Bank, $32 000 Metuchen Metuchen National Morristown American Trust Moorestown Burlington County Trust Company, $400,000. Newark Central Bank and Trust Company, $118,562.92; Clinton Trust tional Bank and Trust Company, $1,375,000. New Brunswick Citizens' National Bank. $133,700; New Brunswick Trust Company, $639,985.94 North Bergen Trust Company, Orange Valley Bank. $146,000 Palmyra National Bank $35,000. Passaic Peoples Bank and Trust Company, $2,400,000. Paterson Broadway Bank and Trust Company, $342,594.15; Franklin Trust Company, $460,612.97, Hamilton Trust Company. $436,800; Labor National Bank. $750,000: National Bank of America, $126,700; Merchants Trust Company, $78.910.03; Security Trust Company, $49,500. Perth Amboy First National Bank. $345.000; Perth Amboy Trust Company, $561,999.26; Raritan Trust Plainfield- First National Bank. $471,700; Midcity Trust Company. $124,850; State Trust Company, Riverton-Cinnaminson Bank and Trust Company, $100,000. South Orange South Orange Trust Company, $46,000. Trust Company, $2,400,000. Union City-Commonwealth Trust Company, $932,300; National Bank of North Hudson, $915,000; Union City National Bank, $74,600. West New York-First National Bank, $499,710. B. & L. Loans First Five Months Building and loan borrowings the first five months of the R. F. C. were numerous throughout New Jersey. Some of the actual disbursements in the larger amounts during the early period, outside of the Atlantic County territory which is carried in the table which accompanies this article, follow: Asburv Park-Asbury Park B. & L. Association, $493,053.36; H 0 Building & Loan Association, $477.151.55; Neptune B. &L. Association, $200,000; Shore B. & L. Association, $148,828.02. East Orange, Third Ward B. & L. Association, Elizabeth, Better Plan B. & L. Association, $30,000; Independent B & L. Association. $80,000; Merchants B. & L. Association, $75,000; Victory B. & L. Association, $59,Haddon Heights Haddon Hts. B. & L. Association. $90,000. Homes B. & L. Association, $179.199.50; Esenbe B. & L. Association. $70,636.50. Jersey City-Bee-Hive B.& L. Association, $73,911.30; Businesz Men's B. & L. Association of Jersey City, $193,000; Greenville United B. & Linden-Fidelity B. & L. Association, $249,900. Long Branch-Monmouth County B. & Association, $148,600. Mt. Holly-Peoples B. & L. AssoSampson B. & L. Association, $50.000; Allied B. & Association, $50,000 Economy B & L. Association. $21,457; Great American B. &L. Association, $117.545.39; Mt. Prospect B. & L. Association, $117,355.33; New Order Equity B. & L. Association, $204.651.78: Outlook B. & L. Association, $180,000: Revenue B. & L. Association. $100,000; Thomas Jefferson B. & L. Association. $92,229.85; True Friends B. & L. Association, $111.964,13; B. & L. Association, $97,977.64: Eleventh Ward B. & Association, $1,360,000; Eleventh Ward B. & L. Association. $900.000; Hamilton B. & L. Association. $196,836.33; Investment B. & L. Association. $199,763.26; New Home B. & L. Association. $188,914.21 New Brunswick-Welfare B. & L. North Bergen-North Bergen B. & L. Association. $86,231.76 Passaic- Union Loan and Building Association. $596,220. Paterson-Garret Rock B. & L. Association, $50,000; Textile Home B. & L. Association, $98,878. Perth Amboy-Citizens B. & L Association, $300,000; E Jersey B. & L. Association, $85,022.31; Peoples B. & L Association, $70,000. Red Bank-Red Bank B. & L. Association, $159,975. Ridgewood-Ridgewoo B. & L. Roselle Park-Roselle Park B. & L. Association, $99,768.70. South River-South Fiver B. & Union -Dispatch B. & L. Association, $96,216.48. Insurance Company Loans New Jersey insurance companies received actual loans from the R. F. C. during the first five months of that body's existence as follows Hackensack-North Jersey Title Insurance Company. $65,000. Fire Insurance Company. $300,000; Fidelity and Plate Glass Insurance Company $75,000: Public Indemnity Company, $146,500. Passaic-Security Mortgage and Title Insurance Company, $292,000. Mortgage Companies Were: Elizabeth-Jersey Mortgage and Title Guaranty Company $540,000. Newark-Clinton Title and Mortgage Guaranty Company $50,000; Mortgage Title and Guaranty Company, $773 442.21. Paterson Investors Title and Mortgage Guaranty Company, $100,000. Toms River-Bond and Mortgage Guaranty Company, $10,000. Trenton-Trenton Mortgage, Title and Guaranty Company $32,000. Westfield Bankers Title and Mortgage Guaranty Company, $150,000. December Loans Eighteen banks and twenty building and loan associations were also reported by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation today as having received loans during December. Banks received $1,038,500 and building and loan associations $1,759,635. The jargest bank loan, $527,000. went to the Chelsea-Second National Bank and Trust Co., of Atlantic City. The Atlantic City National Bank was loaned $350,000 Loans authorized during December: New Jersey Atlantic City. Atlantic City National Bank, $350,000 Atlantic City, Chelsea-Second National Bank and Trust Company, $527,000. Atlantic City, Equitable Trust Company. $249,000 Atlantic City. Guarantee Trust Elizabeth. Mutual Savings Fund Harmonia, $300,000. Englishtown. the First National Bank of Englishtown. $21.000. Borrowers Here and Nearby Atlantic City National Chelsea-Second National Equitable Trust Guarantee Trust First National Maple Shade, Maple Shade National Bank, $15,500. Margate City, Margate Trust Company, $30,000. Millville, Mechanics' National Bank and Trust Company, $22,000. New Brunswick. the Citizens National Bank, $15,000. New Brunswick, the Middlesex Title Guarantee and Trust Company, $95,000. New Brunswick-New Brunswick Trust Company, $75,000. Ocean City- The Ocean City National Bank, $54,000. Orange City-Orange Valley Bank, $90,000. Paterson-The Franklin Trust Company, $70,000. Perth Amboy-Perth Amboy Trust Company, $150,000. Scotch Plains-First State Bank of Scotch Plains. $45,000. Westmont Westmont National Bank (receiver), $25,000. Building and Loan Associations Absecon-The Heights Building and Loan Association. $19,000. At'antic City-The Atlantic Coast Building and Loan Association. $120,000; The Mutual Building and Loan Association, $190,000; Seaboard Building and Loan Association, $90.000; Trident Building and Loan Association, $43,000. Beach Haven-Long Beach Building and Loan Association. $26,000. tercity Building and Loan Association, $35,000; The Star Building and Loan Association, $95,000; Steadfast Building and Loan Association. $100,000. Ocean City-The Home Building and Loan Association, $38,000. Pensauken Wellwood Building and Loan Association, of Pensauken Newark-Lion Building and Loan Association, $63,000. Tentative of doubt and assurances that everything was as it should be came from members of Congress today as they considered looking further into the 11,000 loans he Reconstruction Corporation made in the first five months It was at work. Until the voluminous report could be studied thoroughly, nothing was likely to happen so far as an investigation was concerned. But there was, meanwhile, both criticism and defense of the facts surrounding the $1,195,000,000 the Corporation told the House it authorized from Feb. 2 through July 20 last year. For instance, Representative Howard (D., Neb.), author of the resolution that brought the report on women are with monthly bearing down weakening backache or sideache, "heat flashes", should take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Read Mrs. Lillian Wright Federal nerves get aches felt few bottles Prescription quieted drove the and strength and energy. by all Write Dr. Pierce's Clinic, Buffalo, N. for free medical Barnegat First National Beach Haven National Cape May Co. Title and Trust Egg Harbor Trust Co. Egg Harbor Commercial First National Margate Trust Banks in this section which received loans are: Total Authorized Amount Disbursed ATLANTIC CITY $1,325,000.00 $1,325,000.00 633,000.00 158,000.00 1,100,000.00 1,097,000.00 2,100,000.00 2,100,000.00 BARNEGAT 70,000.00 70,000.00 BEACH HAVEN 80,000.00 80,000.00 CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE 18,000.00 18,000.00 EGG HARBOR CITY 70,000.00 70,000.00 290,000.00 190,000.00 MAYS LANDING 89,000.00 45,000.00 MARGATE CITY 60,000.00 60,000.00 OCEAN CITY 500,000.00 500,000.00 HAMMONTON Peoples Bank and Trust 75,000.00 75,000.00 PLEASANTVILLE First National 60,000.00 60,000.00 SEA ISLE CITY First National 30,000.00 27,100.00 TOMS RIVER Ocean County Trust 150,000.00 150,000.00 TUCKERTON Tuckerton Bank 50,000.00 50,000.00 WILDWOOD Union Bank 25,000.00 25,000.00 Building and Loan Associations: ATLANTIC CITY Equitable 300,000.00 Islanders B. and L. 100,000.00 100,000.00 Peoples B. and 250,000.00 250,000.00 Trident B. and L. 50,000.00 50,000.00 MAYS LANDING Mays Landing B. and L. 50,000.00 50,000.00 WILDWOOD CREST Wildwood Crest B. and L. 40,000.00 40,000.00 Camden-Resolute Building and Loan Association, $20,000. Egg Harbor City Collective Building and Loan Association, $20,000. Glen Ridge-Glen Ridge Building and Loan Association, $125,000. Hawthorne-Hawthorne Building and Loan Association, $200,000. Hoboken-Guardian Building and Loan Association, $101,635 Jersey City-The Building and Loan Association, $150,000. Linden-Fidelity Building and Loan Association, $100,000 Newark-Founders' Building and Loan Association. $20,000; In-


Article from Press of Atlantic City, January 27, 1933

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Wildwood Crest-Wildwood Crest B. and L., $40,000.00. Elsewhere in New Jersey Loans actually disbursed elsewhere in New Jersey, not including the very small communities, follows: Camden-West Jersey Trust Company, $750,000. Carteret-First National Bank, $174,655. Clementon National Bank, $119,000 Cliffside Park National Bank, $263,300; Cliffside Park, Title, Guarantee and Trust Company, $24,505. Clifton-Clifton Trust Company, $225,000. Collingswood National Bank, $185,000. East Orange Trust Company, Elizabeth Elizabethport Bank ing Company, $220,334.34; Elizabeth Trust, $531,688,31; Germania Mutual Savings Association, $195 400; The Mutual Savings Fund, Harmonia, $250,000; Union County Trust Company, $480,594.52 Gloucester City-Gloucester City Haddonfield National Bank, $275,000. Hoboken Trust Company, $854.960.17: Jefferson Trust Company, $661,955. Irvington Trust Company, $295,065. Lakewood-Peoples' National Bank, $175,000. Maple Shade-Maple Shade National Bank, $32.000 Metuchen Metuchen National Bank, $84,415. Morristown American Trust Company, $160,000. Moorestown Burlington County Trust Company, $400,000. Newark Central Bank and Trust Company, $118,562.92; Clinton Trust Company, $714,098.37; Newark National Bank and Trust Company, New Brunswick Citizens' National Bank, $133,700; New Brunswick Trust Company, $639,985 North Bergen Trust Company, $166,900. Orange Valley Bank. $146,000. Palmyra National Bank $35,000. Passaic Peoples Bank and Trust Company, $2,400,000. Paterson Broadway Bank and Trust Company, $342,594.15; Franklin Trust Company, $460,612.97, Hamilton Trust Company. $436,800; Labor National Bank, $750,000: National Bank of America, $126,700; Merchants Trust Company, $78,910.03; Security Trust Company, $49,500. Penngrove-Peoples Bank, $25,000 Perth Amboy First National Bank, $345,000; Perth Amboy Trust Company, $561,999.26; Raritan Trust Plainfield-First National Bank, $471.700; Midcity Trust Company. $124,850; State Trust Company, $287,608.50. Riverton-Cinnaminson Bank and Trust Company, $100,000. South Orange South Orange Trust Company, $46,000. Trenton-Trenton Trust Company, $2,400,000. Union City-Commonwealth Trust Company, $932,300; National Bank of North Hudson, $915,000; Union City National Bank, $74,600. West New York-First National Bank, $499,710. B. & L. Loans First Five Months Building and loan borrowings the first five months of the R. F. C. were numerous throughout New Jersey. Some of the actual disbursements in the larger amounts during the early period, outside of the Atlantic County territory which is carried in the table which accompanies this article, follow: Asbury Park-Asbury Park B. & L. Association, $493,053.36; H ome Building & Loan Association, $477.151.55; Neptune B. &L. Association, $200,000; Shore B. & L. Association, $148,828.02. East Orange, Third Ward B. & L. Association, $149,700. Elizabeth, Better Plan B. & L Association, $30,000; Independent B & L. Association $80,000; Merchants B. & L. Association, $75,000; Victory B. & L. Association, $59,Haddon Heights-Haddon Hts B. & L. Association, $90,000. Hoboken-American Homes B. & L. Association, $179.199.50; Esenbe B. & L. Association. $70,636.50. Jersey City-Bee-Hive B. & L. Association, $73,911.30; Business Men's B. & L. Association of Jersey City, $198,000; Greenville United B. & L. Linden-Fidelity B. & L. Association, $249,900. Long Branch-Monmouth County B. & Association. $148,600. Mt. Holly-Peoples B. & L. AssoNewark-Admiral Sampson B. & L. Association, $50,000; Allied B. & Association, $50,000 Economy B & L. Association, $94,457; Great American B. & L. Association, $117.545.39; Mt. Prospect B. & L. Association, $117,355.33; New Order Equity B. & L. Association, $204,651.78: Outlook B. & L. Association, $180,000; Revenue B. & L. Association, $100,000; Thomas Jefferson B. & L. Association. $92,229.85; True Friends B. & L. Association, $111.964,13; Compact B. & L. Association, $97,977.64; Eleventh Ward B. & L. Association, $1,360,000; Eleventh Ward B. & L. Association, $900,000; Hamilton B. & L. Association. $196,836.33; Investment B. & L. Association, $199,763.26; New Home B. & L. New Brunswick-Welfare B. & L Association, $111,000. North Bergen-North Bergen B. & L. Association. $86,231.7 Passaic-The Union Loan and Building Association. $596,220 Paterson-Garret Rock B. & L. Association, $50,000; Textile Home B. & L. Association, $98,8. Perth Amboy-Citizens B. & L Association, $300,000; E Jersey B. & L. Association, $85,022.31; Peoples B. & L Association, $70,000. Red Bank-Red Bank B. & L. Association, $159,975. Ridgewood-Ridgewood B. & L. Roselle Park-Roselle Park B. & L. Association, $99,768.70. South River-South Flver B. & L. Association, $149,965 Union City-Dispateh B. & L. Association, $96,216.48. Insurance Company Loans New Jersey insurance companies received actual loans from the R. F C. during the first five months of that body's existence as follows: Hackensack-North Jersey Title Insurance Company, $65,000. Newark-Eagle Fire Insurance Company, $300,000; Fidelity and Plate Glass Insurance Company $75,000; Public Indemnity Company, $146,500. Passaic-Security Mortgage and Title Insurance Company, $292,000. Mortgage Companies Were: Elizabeth-Jersey Mortgage and Title Guaranty Company, $540,000. Newark-Clinton Title and Mortgage Guaranty Company, $50,000; U. S. Mortgage, Title and Guaranty Company, $773,442.21. Paterson Investors Title and Mortgage Guaranty Company, $100,000 Toms River-Bond and Mortgage Guaranty Company, $10,000. Trenton-Trenton Mortgage, Title and Guaranty Company, $32,000. Westfield Bankers Title and Mortgage Guaranty Company, $150,000. December Loans Eighteen banks and twenty building and loan associations were also reported by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation today as having received loans during December. Banks received $1,038,500 and building and loan associations $1 759,635. The largest bank loan, $527,000. went to the Chelsea-Second National Bank and Trust Co., of Atlantic City. The Atlantic City National Bank was loaned.$350,000. Loans authorized during December: New Jersey Atlantic City, Atlantic City National Bank, $350,000 Atlantic City, Chelsea-Second National Bank and Trust Company, Atlantic City, Equitable Trust Company, $249,000 Atlantic City, Guarantee Trust Elizabeth. Mutual Savings Fund Harmonia, $300,000. Englishtown. the First National Bank of Englishtown, $21,000. Maple Shade, Maple Shade National Bank, $15,500. Margate City, Margate Trust Company, $30,000. Millville, Mechanics' National Bank and Trust Company, $22,000. New Brunswick, the Citizens National Bank, $15,000 New Brunswick, the Middlesex Title Guarantee and Trust Company, $95,000. New Brunswick-New Brunswick Trust Company, $75,000. Ocean City-The Ocean City National Bank, $54,000. Orange City-Orange Valley Bank, $90,000. Paterson-The Franklin Trust Company, $70,000. Perth Amboy-Perth Amboy Trust Company, $150,000. Scotch Plains-First State Bank of Scotch Plains, $45,000. Westmont Westmont National Bank (receiver), $25,000. Building and Loan Associations Absecon-The Heights Building and Loan Association, $19,000. Atlantic City-The Atlantic Coast Building and Loan Association, $120,000; The Mutual Building and Loan Association, $190,000; Seaboard Building and Loan Association, $90,000; Trident Building and Loan Association, $43,000. Beach Haven Beach Building and Loan Association, $26,000. Camden-Resolute Building and Loan Association, $20,000. Egg Harbor City Collective Building and Loan Association, $20,000. Glen Ridge-Glen Ridge Building and Loan Association, $125,000. Hawthorne-Hawthorne Building and Loan Association, $200,000. Hoboken-Guardian Building and Loan Association, Jersey City-The Woodlawn Building and Loan Association, $150,000. Linden-Fidelity Building and Loan Association, $100,000. Newark-Founders' Building and Loan Association, $20,000; Intercity Building and Loan Association, $35,000; The Star Building and Loan Association, $95,000; Steadfast Building and Loan Association, $100,000. Ocean City-The Home Building and Loan Association, $38,000. Pensauken Wellwood Building and Loan Association, of Pensauken $34,000. Newark-Lion Building and Loan Association, $63,000. Tentative questions of doubt and assurances that everything was as it should be came from members of Congress today as they considered looking further into the 11,000 loans h Reconstruction Corporation made in the first five months it was at work. Until the voluminous report could be studied thoroughly, nothing was likely to happen so far as an inves- tigation was concerned. But there was, meanwhile, both criticism and defense of the facts surrounding the 1,155,000,000 the Corporation told the House it authorized from Feb. through July 20 last year. For instance, Representative Howard (D., Neb.), author of the resolution that brought the report on loans prior to the time they were made public in monthly statements, looked askance at the $64,498,000 that went to the San Francisco Bank of America. Said he to newspapermen: Hits Foreign Syndicate Loan "It seems strange that the Corporation should make a $64,000,000 loan to syndicate of foreigners and want to keep it secret while farmer who borrows $200 for crop production is blacklisted and his loan posted throughout his country. still see no reason to make fish of the farmer and beautifully feathered fowls of the big foreign borrowers He said he had been "abused" because he insisted that the loans approved in the five months should be made public instead of being given only to members of Congress. Jesse H. Jones, a Corporation director, yesterday asked Howard to publicize the report on the ground that it would damage the borrowing institutions. But Howard and Speaker Garner -the latter largely responsible for the fact that loans made after July 21 already have been published-refused to yield. They denied that any harm would result. Loans According To Law In the Senate, Couzens (R. Mich.), told newspapermen he had not had time to study the report thoroughly but knew of no reason why he should change his previous opinion that the loans were made in accordance with law. Couzens was Chairman of a Special Senate Committee that investigated these same loans. It reported that while it could not see the collateral since that was on deposit at Federal Reserve Banks throughout the country, it found nothing to indicate deviations from the law. The Corporation's report showed that of the $1,195,000,000 pledged, $722,456,000 had gone to financial institutions and $224,000,000 to raila d Financial institutions throughout the country up to Jan. 6, 1933, had paid back $228,162,000 and railroads $11,722,000. Total repayments were $267,532,000. Among the larger loans were $90,000,000 to the Dawes Chicago Central Republic Bank and Trust Co.: $30,000,000 to the Bank of Italy Mortgaging Company of San Francisco; $20,000,000 to the Prudence Company of New York; $27,500,000 to the Pennsylvania Railroad; $25,500,000 to the Baltimore and Ohio, and $17,100,000 to the MissouriPacific.


Article from Times Herald, July 31, 1934

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APPOINTED RECEIVERS Reveals Only Four of Survey Nine in District Served As Executives EUGENE KELLY By of the nine receivers Only five 13 closed banks in Washfor the ington have previously served in positions in banks, executive survey revealed today. While details of his past ex perience could not be ascertained, learned today that Robert was C. Baldwin, receiver for the Com mercial National Bank, spent of his life in the good deal manufacturing business in Ham ilton, Ohio. Mr. Baldwin refused to give information regarding his past experience to the office of Kenneth Hayes, who public relations counsel for nor, Comptroller of the Currency. was learned, however, that Mr. Baldwin was one time for the State National ceiver Bank at Lynn, Mass. friends he also has His say had as bond sales experience man. Jean Dinger, receiver for the International Exchange Bank. receiver for the Woodlynne National Bank and the Westmont National Bank, both in New Jer He previously affiliated the Department of Justice. with Publisher On Job Hamilton, receiver here, is wellknown publisher, of Portsmouth, Va. From 1913 to 1922 he was collector of customs at Norfolk and was for many years director bank there. He was also director of the Mutual Building Association in that city. Cary Hardee, receiver for the National Bank and Trust Company and the Chevy Chase Savings Bank, was former Governor of Florida. He lawyer and banker. In 1902 he organized the First National Bank of Live Oak, and was president of the institution from 1908 to 1928. He was also president of the Commercial Bank of Live Oak, Fla. Claude H. Woodward, receiver for the Bank of was president of the Mt Vernon Sav Bank from 1928 to 1932. ings (Continued Page Col.


Article from The Washington Times, August 2, 1934

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JEAN T. DINGER EXPERIENCED RECEIVER Jean T. Dinger. receiver for the International Exchange Bank, is 39 years old and was born in Wheeling, W. Va. He has been connected with the Treasury Department since 1930, the year he applied for a job in the insolvent national banks division, which comes under the jurisdiction of the Comptroller of the Currency. He was accepted almost immediately. Once D. J. Agent His bank background was received in the Department of Justice, where he was an agent from 1924 to 1930 in the division of investigation. In this capacity he examined books, mail frauds and bankruptcies. He has not cast a vote for either of the political machines, or for any other office seeker, since 1924. He denies any political affiliation and never participated in any political campaign. After attending high school for two years in his home town, Mr. Dinger came to Washington where he completed his preliminary education. He then took a course in accounting in Southeastern University here, graduating in 1922. Sent to New Jersey In 1931 he was sent to New Jersey to take over the receiverships of the Westmont National Bank and the Woodlynne National Bank. Treasury officials say he did a good piece of work in the two banks. In 1932 he was called to Washington to take over the International Exchange Bank which failed with deposits aggregating $452,850. The bank has since paid off about $132,096.


Article from The Central New Jersey Home News, September 24, 1934

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JERSEY BANKS Can't You Just Hear the Wedding Bells? NEW LOANED $481,000 Hightstown Trust Company Among Those to Sell Stock to RFC By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced today that for the month of July, 1934, it authorized loans totaling $481,000 to banks and trust companies in New Jersey. The following loans were authorized, no part of which had been disbursed up to July 31: The First National Bank of Columbus, receiver, $20,000; The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000; The Pleasantville National Bank receiver. $35,000; The First National Bank of Port Norris, receiver, $50,000. and the Westmont National Bank, receiver, $16,000. A loan of $22,500 also was authorized to the Manufacturers Loan Company of Jersey City, no part of which had been disbursed up to the end of the month The corporation during the month authorized subscriptions for preferred stock in 12 New Jersey institutions, none of which had been disbursed up to July 31 They follow: The Dover Trust Company $175,000; The Gloucester City Trust Company, $60,000 The Haddonfield National Bank, $200,000: Hights town Trust Company, $50,000; The First National Bank of Marlton. $15,000; The Penn's Grove National Bank and Trust Company, $50,000; Plainfield Trust Company, $750,000; Princeton Bank and Trust Company, $300,000; South Orange Trust Company, $75,000; The First National Bank of Springfield, $25,000; The Swedesboro National Bank, $50,000. and the Tenafly Trust Company, $100,000.


Article from The Record, September 24, 1934

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JERSEY BANKS TO GET R. C. FUNDS Tenafly Institution Among Those Receiving Federal Grants Associated ReconARE You struction Corporation announced that for the of July 1934. loans totaling banks and trusts companies New Jersey The following loans were author- Fully ized, part which had been bursed July The First National Bank Columbus, receiver $20,000 the First National Bank Protected? the Pleasantville National Bank. ceiver, $35,000 the First National Bank Port Norris, receiver $50,000 and the Westmont National Bank, reIF that fire should also was authorized the Loan occurCompany of Jersey City, no part of


Article from Press of Atlantic City, September 25, 1934

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2 Pl'ville Banks GetR.F.C.Loans Allot $360,000 to First National and $35,000 for Pleasantville National WASHINGTON Sept. 24 (AP).The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced today that for the month of July, 1924, it authorized loans totaling banks and trusts companies in New Jersey The following loans were authorized, no part of which had been disbursed up to July 31: The First National Bank of Columbus, receiver, $20,000; The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator $360,000; the Pleasontville National Bank, receiver, $35,000; The First National Bank of Port Norris, receiver. $50,000, and the Westmont National Bank, receiver, $16,000. loan of $22,500 also was authorized to the Manufacturers' Loan Company, of Jersey City, no part of which had been disbursed up to the end of the month. The during the month authorized subscriptions for preferred stock in 12 New Jersey institutions, none of which had been disbursed up to July 31. They follow The Dover Trust Company $175,000; The Gloucester City Trust Company, $60,000; the Haddonfield National Bank, $200,000; Hightstown Trust Company, $50,000; The First National Bank of Marlton, $15,000; The Pennsgrove National Bank and Trust Company, $50,000; Plainfield Trust Company, $750,000; Princeton Bank and Trust Company, $300,000; South Orange Trust Company. $75,000; The First National Atlantic City Hotels