First National Bank (Sweetwater, TX)

Episode Information

Episode UID
578101584
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
57810 national
Charter Number
5781
Start Date
December 14, 1931
Location
Sweetwater, Texas (32.471, -100.406)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
6d49ac655f94a06d

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
57.1%
Date receivership started
1931-12-14
Date receivership terminated
1936-02-28
Share of assets assessed as good
43.8%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
49.1%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
7.2%

Description

Receivership referenced in articles; known receivership date used for suspension timing.

Events (6)

1. April 18, 1901 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. December 14, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
3. December 14, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
receivers of the First National Bank here, December 1931
Source
newspapers
4. December 14, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank closed and placed in receivership in December 1931
Newspaper Excerpt
receivers of the First National Bank here, December 1931
Source
newspapers
5. September 23, 1932 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Bank Receiver Files Suit on Stockholder: W. R King, receiver for the First National bank of Sweetwater, has filed suit against A. E. Pistole
Source
newspapers
6. March 6, 1933 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Closed Bank Ready To Pay Dividend ... receivers of the First National Bank here, December 1931, announced they were ready pay ... dividend
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article Text

Bank Receiver Files Suit on Stockholder W. R King, receiver for the First National bank of Sweetwater, has filed suit against A. E. Pistole, stockholder in the United States district court here. Pistole owned 24 shores of capital


Article Text

Closed Bank Ready To Pay Dividend By Associated Press Sweetwater, March 6.-Coincident with the closing of all banks, receivers of the First National Bank here, December 1931. announced they were ready pay cent dividend, totaling Twenty per cent had been paid previously.