Stuart Bank & Trust Company (Stuart, FL)

Episode Information

Episode UID
63024171522
Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
6302417 routing
Routing Number
63-0241
Start Date
October 11, 1926
Location
Stuart, Florida (27.198, -80.253)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
6e67d3c6273b85df

Response Measures

None

Events (2)

1. October 11, 1926 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
Authority has been granted by the state banking department to the Stuart Bank & Trust company to reopen next Monday, Comptroller Ernest Amos has announced.
Source
newspapers
2. * Suspension
Cause Details
Articles state only that the bank suspended operations some time ago without specifying a trigger.
Newspaper Excerpt
The bank, which suspended operations some time ago
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (9)

Article from The Stuart News, October 9, 1926

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Stuart Bank Will Reopen Monday TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 9. (AP)—Authority has been granted this week by the state banking department to the Stuart Bank and Trust Company to reopen for business on Monday, Ernest Amos announced. The bank, which suspended operations some time ago, is capitalized at $50,000. G. A. Peel of St. Cloud has been appointed receiver of the Bank of St. Cloud, which suspended some time ago, Mr. Amos announced.


Article from Indian River Press Journal, October 9, 1926

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Stuart Bank Granted Authority To Reopen TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 9. (AP)—Authority has been granted by the state banking department for the Stuart Bank & Trust company to reopen next Monday, Comptroller Ernest Amos has announced. The bank which suspended operations some time ago is capitalized at $50,000. G. A. Reed of St. Cloud has been appointed receiver of the Bank of St. Cloud, which suspended some time ago, the comptroller announces.


Article from Tampa Bay Times, October 10, 1926

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STUART BANK IS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO RE-OPEN Authority has been granted by the state banking department to the Stuart Bank & Trust company of Stuart, to reopen Monday, Ernest Amos, state comptroller, announced today. The bank, which suspended operations some time ago, is capis talized at $50,000.


Article from The Miami Herald, October 10, 1926

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OPENING AUTHORIZED State Banking Department Approves Stuart Plans. Fla., Oct. (P)Authority has been granted by the state banking department to the Stuart Bank and Trust Company, of Stuart, to reopen Monday, Ernest Amos, comptroller, announced today The bank. which suspended operations some time ago, is capitalized at $50,000


Article from The Atlanta Journal, October 10, 1926

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Stuart Bank to Reopen TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 9.-(P). Authority has been by the state bank artment to the Stuart Bank and Trust company, of Stuart, to reopen Monday, Ernest Amos, comptroller, announced Saturday. The bank, which suspended operations some time ago, is capitalized at $50,000.


Article from The Tampa Tribune, October 12, 1926

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PERMISSION GRANTED FOR BANK REOPENING Authority been granted by the state banking department to the Stuart Bank and Trust Company, of Stuart, reopening today. Ernest Amos, comptroller, announced. The bank, which operations some time ago, was capitalized at


Article from Smith's Weekly, October 15, 1926

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AMOS AUTHORIZES STUART BANK OPENING Stuart Bank & Trust Company Suspended Some Days Ago to Resume Authority has been granted by the state banking department for the Stuart Bank & Trust Company to reopen Monday, Ernest Amos, State comptroller, announced Saturday. The bank, which suspended operations some time ago, was capitalized at $50,000. G. A. Peal of St. Cloud was appointed receiver for the Bank of St. Cloud, which suspended some time ago, Mr. Amos announced.


Article from South Florida Developer, March 25, 1927

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To the People of Stuart and Martin Co.: The closing of the Seminole Bank last Friday was a matter of keenest regret to its officers. We stood by and used every means at our command to meet the situation and in the last five days we paid out in the neighborhood of $360,000 in CASH to our depositors who asked for their money. This was a phenomenal feat for a million dollar bank and we are justly proud of it; if the expected help had come to us, we would have been able to pay off all local individual depositors and still be open but we were disappointed at the last moment. One week before the closing of the Seminole Bank, we were in splendid condition. This is attested by the fact that A. J. Higdon, assistant cashier, who was familiar with all details of the bank's affairs, bought a share of Seminole Bank stock seven days before we closed and paid $185 for it. The run on the Seminole Bank was apparently precipitated by the closing of the Farmers Bank & Trust Company of West Palm Beach. The fact that one of the officers of Farmers Bank & Trust Company was also a director of the Seminole Bank was taken by many persons to indicate that our bank was weakened by the West Palm Beach closing. Nothing could be further from the fact as the banks were entirely independent of each other. Last summer when the Stuart Bank & Trust Company failed, it was the Farmers Bank & Trust Company of West Palm Beach that came to our assistance with plenty of cash. This time we did not have the support of the Farmers Bank & Trust Company. As one of the original organizers and also the first president and now chairman of the board of directors of the Seminole Bank, I want to express my appreciation of the loyalty of the depositors who stayed with us to the last. I have no ill will against the individuals and firms who withdrew their deposits because I appreciate fully the situation and the panicky state of the public mind those last five days. The Seminole Bank made an earnest effort to finance the legitimate business needs of every local business, industry including county, city and district affairs. How well we succeeded was fully proven by the steady growth of the bank since its founding and by the splendid way in which we rode out the financial storm that hit Florida last summer. As we have now closed, we trust that you will believe and keep in mind that we spared no effort to assist in the upbuilding of Martin County. Every officer of the Seminole Bank comes out of the crash with practically no cash. I had $135 in my pocket when we closed and I opened a personal checking account this week with the Stuart Bank & Trust Company. I hope that the public will support the Stuart Bank & Trust Company. The Seminole Bank was instrumental in helping that bank to reopen last fall and we want it to stay open and retain public confidence. What the Seminole Bank will do in the future rests entirely in the hands of the public. If you still have confidence in us and want us to reorganize and open the doors, we will bend every effort to that end. For the time being, until an audit is completed, the affairs of the Seminole Bank are in the hands of John M. Duryee, deputy examiner for the State Banking Department. If you owe us a note your prompt payment of same to him at this time will greatly help. JOHN E. TAYLOR


Article from The Palm Beach Post, June 1, 1927

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FIRST AMERICAN HERE ADDS GRATIFICATION Twenty-five Banks Closed In State Are Reopened In Last Nine Months BANK OPENS Tallahassee, May 31—AP.—Authority has been granted the People's Bank, of St. Cloud to reopen tomorrow, it was announced today at the state banking department. The bank suspended operations sometime ago. By the Associated Press Tallahassee, May 31.—Gratification is being expressed by the state banking department over the rapid succession of bank reopenings taking place over Florida. Reopening of the Bank of Orange and Trust company, of Orlando, and the First-American Bank and Trust company, of West Palm Beach, the latest of the institutions to announce a resumption of business was received with satisfaction here by the banking department officials. The successive reopenings, it was declared, has been due largely to cooperative efforts extended among banking department officials and heads of the institutions, and to an excellent spirit prevailing among the public. Particularly without the latter, such progress could not be accomplished, it was stated. Since August, 1926, twenty-five banks which had previously suspended, have reopened, according to a revised list compiled by banking department heads. Two other institutions reopened, and later closed again. Following is a list of the reopened banks of the state, their location, and the date of their reopening: Citizens Bank of Bushnell, Bushnell, Feb. 1, 1927; Delray Bank and Trust company, Delray, Nov. 1, 1926; People's Bank and Trust company, St. Petersburg, Oct. 5, 1926; Bank of Osceola County, Kissimmee, Sept. 14, 1926; Bank of Dade City, Dade City, Sept. 11, 1926. Palatka Bank and Trust company, Palatka, Oct. 4, 1926; Bank of Groveland, Groveland, Dec. 18, 1926; Bank of Umatilla, Umatilla, Oct. 7, 1926; First State Bank of Clermont, Clermont, Sept. 28, 1926; Citizens Bank of Eustis, Oct. 27, 1926; Bank of Mount Dora, Mount Dora, Sept. 7, 1926; Bank of Tavares, Tavares, Aug. 24, 1926; Bank of Oakland, Oakland, Oct. 4, 1926. Commercial Bank of Live Oak, Live Oak, Sept. 11, 1926; Bank of Jennings, Jennings, Sept. 13, 1926; Lake Butler Bank, Lake Butler, Dec. 3, 1926; Bank of Monticello, Monticello, Sept. 14, 1926; Polk County Trust company, Lakeland, Sept. 28, 1926; State Exchange Bank, Lake City, Oct. 16, 1926; East Florida Savings and Trust company, Palatka, Mar. 3, 1927. Stuart Bank and Trust company, Stuart, Oct. 11, 1926; People's Bank of Crescent City, Crescent City, Sept. 27, 1926; Palmetto State Bank, Palmetto, May 19, 1927; Bank of Orange and Trust company, Orlando, May 23, 1927, and First American Bank and Trust company, West Palm Beach, May 25, 1927.