First National Bank (Thief River Falls, MN)

Episode Information

Episode UID
589401599
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
58940 national
Charter Number
5894
Start Date
March 6, 1933
Location
Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
6ae542a299318c24

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
100.0%
Date receivership started
1933-09-12
Date receivership terminated
1935-10-03
Share of assets assessed as good
18.4%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
81.0%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
0.6%

Description

March 1933 federal banking holiday applied statewide; receivership date given as Sept. 12, 1933 in article.

Events (4)

1. July 5, 1901 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. March 6, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
President Roosevelt proclamation (federal banking holiday) March 6โ€“9, 1933 suspending banking transactions.
Newspaper Excerpt
there shall be maintained and observed by all banking institutions ... a bank holiday, and that during said period all banking transactions shall be suspended.
Source
newspapers
3. September 12, 1933 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
4. September 12, 1933 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The First National bank of Thief River Falls, Minn., in receivership Sept. 12, 1933; depositors and other creditors were paid 100 per cent principal with interest ... .
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Sauk Centre Herald, March 9, 1933

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Article Text

# The Banking Holiday Order Surprise Local Institutions Functioning to a Limited Degree-Making Change # MAY END TOMORROW Congress Meeting Today In Special Session to Take Drastic Action The economic situation of the country came near breaking point the latter part of last week when extensive runs were being made on a nationwide scope of the larger banking houses of the country. The situation became so aggravated that Saturday morning Lieut. Gov. Solberg, acting as governor during the absence from the State of Gov. Floyd Olson after conferring with the attorney general issued a state-wide proclamation declaring a bank holiday for all banks in Minnesota. A special session of the Minnesota legislature called for Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, ratified the action of the lieutenant governor. No sooner had President Roosevelt been inaugurated that he issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS there have been heavy and unwarranted withdrawals of gold and currency from our banking institutions for the purpose of hoarding; and WHEREAS continuous and increasingly extensive speculative activity abroad in foreign exchange has resulted in severe drains on the nation's stocks of gold; and WHEREAS these conditions have created a national emergency; and WHEREAS it is in the best interests of all bank depositors that a period of respite be provided with a view to preventing further hoarding of bullion or currency or speculation in foreign exchange and permitting the application of appropriate measures to protect the interests of our people; and WHEREAS it is provided in section 5 (B) of the act of October 6, 1917, (RO Stat. L. 411) as amended, "that the President may investigate, regulate, or prohibit under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, by means of licenses or otherwise, any transactions in foreign exchange and the export, hoarding, melting, or earmarking of gold or silver coin or bullion or currency..."; and WHEREAS it is provided in section 16 of the said act "that whoever shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act or of any license, rule, or regulation issued thereunder, and whoever shall wilfully violate, neglect, or refuse to comply with any order of the President issue.l in compliance with the provisions of this act, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both..." NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, in view of such national emergency and by virtue of the authority vested in me by said act and in order to prevent the export, hoarding, or earmarking of gold or silver coin or bullion or currency, do hereby proclaim, order, direct and declare that from Monday, the sixth day of March, to Thursday, the ninth day of March, both dates inclusive, there shall be maintained and observed by all banking institutions and all branches thereof located in the United States of America, including the territories and insular possessions, a bank holiday, and that during said period all banking transactions shall be suspended. During such holiday, excepting as hereinafter provided, no such banking institution or branch shall pay out export, earmark, or permit the withdrawal or transfer in any manner or by any device whatsoever, of any gold or silver coin or bullion or currency or take any other action which might facilitate the hoarding (Continued on Page Four)


Article Text

RECEIVERSHIPS TERMINATED FOR 15 U. S. BANKS Liquidation of Institutions is Completed, Comptroller of Currency Reveals The comptroller of the currency, J. F. T. O'Connor, yesterday announced completion of the liquidation of 15 receiverships during October, 1935, making a total of 159 receiverships finally closed or restored to solvency since his last annual report to congress dated Oct. 31, 1934. Total disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors of these institutions exclusive of 11 receiverships restored to solvency, aggregated $39,489,342, or an average return of 71.79 per cent of total liabilities, while unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to an average of 58.63 per cent of their claims. The First National bank of Thief River Falls, Minn., in receivership Sept. 12, 1933; depositors and other creditors were paid 100 per cent principal with interest in full amounting to an additional dividend of 9.75 per cent. Total payments to creditors, including offsets allowed, aggregated $845,805 and the stockholders received $11,297. The Citizens National bank of Appleton, Wis., in receivership June 23, 1933, the liabilities of the institution having theretofore been assumed by another bank. The receiver was appointed for the purpose of collecting an assessment against the stockholders to cover a deficiency in the assets sold. The creditor bank, from dividends and other sources, received 100 per cent together with interest in full amounting to 4.66 per cent. Disbursements during receivership, including offsets allowed, aggregated $407,307 and the stockholders received $73,304 together with the assets remaining uncollected. Texas Bank Pays 93.4 Pct. The Burnet National bank, Burnet, Tex., in receivership Feb. 18, 1932; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $60,684, which represented 93.05 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 93.4 per cent of their claims. The First National bank of DeLand, Fla., in receivership July 12, 1929; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $939,072, which represented 62.01 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 33.85 per cent of their claims. The First National bank of Carey, O., in receivership Oct. 12, 1931; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $200,486, which represented 97.03 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 96.83 per cent of their claims. Montana Bank Listed The Citizens National bank of Laurel, Mont., in receivership Jan. 4, 1923; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $146,762, which represented 39.54 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 6.06 per cent of their claims. The First National bank of Brushton, N. Y., in receivership Dec. 22, 1931; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $608,665, which represented 74.64 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 71.96 per cent of their claims. The First National bank of Langdon, N. D., in receivership June 14, 1929; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $136,200, which represented 55.43 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 45.02 per cent of their claims. Liabilities Assumed The Citizens National bank of Monessen, Pa., in receivership April 17, 1931, the liabilities of the institution having theretofore been assumed by another bank. The receiver was appointed for the purpose of collecting an assessment against the stockholders to cover a deficiency in the assets sold. Disbursements during receivership, including offsets allowed, aggregated $49,639 which represented 48.1 per cent of total liabilities. The Merchants National bank of Clinton, Ia., in receivership Sept. 9, 1933, the liabilities of the institution having theretofore been assumed by another bank. The receiver was appointed for the purpose of collecting an assessment against the stockholders to cover a deficiency in the assets sold. Disbursements during receivership, including offsets allowed, aggregated $102,682 which represented 97.54 per cent of total liabilities. The First National bank of Mineral Wells, Tex., in receivership Oct. 27, 1933, the liabilities of the institution having theretofore been assumed by another bank. The receiver was appointed for the purpose of collecting an assessment against the stockholders to cover a deficiency in the assets sold. Disbursements during receivership, including offsets allowed, aggregated $12,352 which represented 18.55 per cent of total liabilities. Other Banks Listed The First National bank of Stronghurst, Ill., in receivership July 17, 1931, the liabilities of the institution having theretofore been assumed by another bank. The receiver was appointed for the purpose of collecting an assessment against the stockholders to cover a deficiency in the assets sold. Disbursements during receivership, including offsets allowed, aggregated $30,297 which represented 33.44 per cent of total liabilities. The First National bank of Tracy, Minn., in receivership April 29, 1931; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $408,377, which represented 71.01 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 55.13 per cent of their claims. The Peoples-First National bank of White Hall, Ill., in receivership March 20, 1930; disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors aggregated $345,636, which represented 74.36 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received