Bank of Lusk - Lusk, WY

Episode Information

Episode UID: 99008871452
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 9900887 routing
Routing Number: 99-0088
Start Date: December 22, 1920
Location: Lusk, Wyoming (42.762, -104.452)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 38842946b23a44de

Response Measures

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Description

Article states the bank was voluntarily closed by officers and directors due to low reserves.

Events (1)

1. December 22, 1920 Suspension

Cause: Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details: Voluntarily closed by officers and directors because of low reserves; will realize on outstanding assets.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Bank of Lusk, Wyo., ... were voluntarily closed by the officers and directors last Wednesday because of low reserves, according to an announcement by State Bank Examiner Hoffman.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 28, 1920 Douglas Enterprise Douglas, WY

Article from Douglas Enterprise, December 28, 1920

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Article Text

TWO WYOMING BANKS CLOSED The Bank of Lusk, Wyo., and the State Bank of Meeteetsee, Wyo., were voluntarily closed by the officers and directors last Wednesday because of low reserves, according to an announcement by State Bank Examiner Hoffman. The Lusk institution had a capital of $50,000 and surplus of $10,000, while the Meeteetsee institution had a capital of $10,000 and $2,000 surplus. Both institutions will proceed to realize on their outstanding assets.