Broadway Bank (New York, NY)

Episode Information

Episode UID
1037071525
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
103707 routing
Routing Number
1-0370
Start Date
January 8, 1927
Location
New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
9f70fb52a416e750

Response Measures

None

Description

Dates for the start (Saturday) and sale (Monday) inferred from article publication dates.

Events (2)

1. January 8, 1927 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Reports that three trusted employees were arrested for embezzling funds, triggering heavy withdrawals
Measures
Displayed $2,000,000 in cash in the show window and police kept depositors in lines
Newspaper Excerpt
the run on the Broadway Bank, caused by reports embezzlement by three of its alleged employes
Source
newspapers
2. January 10, 1927 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Following the run prompted by the embezzlement reports, the bank closed and was acquired/operated by Central Mercantile Bank
Newspaper Excerpt
the bank closed its doors ... The Central Mercantile Bank will operate the Broadway ... branch
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Winchester Sun, January 11, 1927

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Article Text

RUN of $2,000,000 In Greenbacks Display Fails Halt Run by Depositors -Bank is Purchased. New York. Jan. of 000,000 in greenbacks and announcement that bank of unquestioned solvency had purchased it failed Monday to stop the $1,000,000 on the Broad way Bank, caused by reports embezzlement by three of its of alleged employes. The $2,000,000 in currency was placed where depositors standing line before the bank's doors could see Purchase of the Broadway the Central Mercantile Bank Bank by Trust announced and Company they shivered the depositors as before the building. But when the bank closed its doors o'clock more than 100 persons their were in line And before that, but subsedeposits. 10 the display and the an quent one of the bank's nouncement, dows was broken by the press of the crowd. Saturday, the first day of the run. withdrawn by anxious $1,000,000 was customers. Yesterday approximately $700,000 was taken out. The Central Mercantile Bank will operate the Broadway Central branch. was announced that the assets and obligations of the Broad been acquired, but Central had way its stock was not purchased. The started Saturday after the of two cashiers and Friday vice president of the bank and the audit State bank ex start of an Police said virtually $100. aminers. improperly withdrawn 000 had been and that this had been from the bank lost in stock speculation.


Article from The Atlanta Constitution, January 11, 1927

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Article Text

MILLIONS IN CASH BANK Two Million Dollars in Show-Window Causes Eyes To Bulge, But Run Continues. BY SAM LOVE. New York, January million dollars in cash was piled up like so much waste paper in the showwindow of Broadway bank Monday afternoon to convince besieging army of depositors that the institution was solvent. The unparalleled display of ready money caused the eyes the besiegers like saucers but did not to grow stop the stood firm. The The depositors unique gesture to stop run on the bank that began Broadway morning with news that Saturday three officials had been arrested for quarter of mildollars did effect. scramble for ready oddity. Word flew along the double line of 600 depositors herded by police that $2,000.cash plain sight. spread passersby. They wanted to see Police, fearful of bandits and considering the display foolhardy piece bravado, kept the crowds not in line


Article from Evening Herald Courier, January 22, 1927

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Article Text

Run On Bank Was Cause Of Frank Williams Death NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-(United The recent run on the Broadway Bank was blanned the death of Frank Williams, president of the institution. Members the family ascribe the banker's death to worry and disappointment over the betrayal of trust by three employes the subsequent run on the bank which ended with sale. The bank was prosperous until January when three trusted employees were arrested, charged with embezzling funds of the Reports the thefts brought hundreds of depositors demanding their money The run continued several