114. Commercial National Bank (Eufaula, AL)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
5024
Charter Number
5024
Start Date
October 22, 1931
Location
Eufaula, Alabama (31.891, -85.145)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
a64af2dd6c926006

Response Measures

Full suspension, Books examined

Other: Bank was taken into receivership/liquidation (receiver John Vann); plans to reorganize and later dividend payments to depositors were made by the receiver.

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
77.5%
Date receivership started
1931-10-27
Date receivership terminated
1937-02-26
OCC cause of failure
Economic conditions
Share of assets assessed as good
24.3%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
56.7%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
19.0%

Description

Article (1931-10-22) reports heavy withdrawals and that the Commercial National Bank did not open for business and efforts would be made to reorganize; by 1934 a receiver (John R. Vann) is paying dividends, indicating the bank was closed and placed in receivership. OCR is noisy; corrected phrasing where needed. It is unclear whether the immediate trigger was purely insolvency or depositor withdrawals (panic), but articles emphasize large withdrawals and failure to open. Receiver date is not explicitly given in the texts but receivership is attested by 1934 dividend notice.

Events (5)

1. November 5, 1895 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 22, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Commercial Bank Receiver In Eufaula To Give 16 Per Cent ... John R. Vann, of the Commercial Bank, which went ... dividend will be paid to depositors (1934-02-11). (receiver paying dividends indicates bank in receivership).
Source
newspapers
3. October 22, 1931 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Large withdrawals over preceding period depleted funds and precipitated the bank's failure to open; deposits and cash position cited.
Measures
Efforts mentioned to reorganize; bank directors met and decided not to open for business that day.
Newspaper Excerpt
Withdrawals ... brought about the closing of the Commercial National bank ... did not open this morning.
Source
newspapers
4. October 22, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Bank closed after heavy withdrawals and inability to meet demands; directors did not open and reorganization was to be attempted.
Newspaper Excerpt
Commercial National bank ... failure to open the doors for business today. It was decided ... not to open for business today.
Source
newspapers
5. October 27, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Dothan Eagle, October 22, 1931

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Article Text

AT EUFAULA BANK CLOSED TODAY Withdrawals for of Commercial Closing National Bank the last 30 withdrawals closing of the about the brought National bank, offiCommercial financial institution of the failure to open the said here after business today. doors for meeting of the directors was It was decided night and last to open for business today. national bank examReed Dolan, the affairs of who took over the Houstono National bank at DoOctober than after its closing the Commercial in charge of National bank here today after the did not this morning. bank open Efforts will be made to reorganCommercial bank, it was the had deposits of said. The bank $124,000 on hand at the close of busofficials said. Deyesterday, the bank totalled $227,000, posits in to the July statement. according The bank is capitalized at $105,000, with $50,000 surplus. Humphrey Foy was president of the bank. Closing of the bank leaves Eubank, the Eufaula with only one Trust Co. The East faula Bank & Alabama National bank was closed here in 1929, John Vann, who liquidating the Houston National bank, being receiver.


Article from The Birmingham News, February 11, 1934

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Article Text

DIVIDEND ANNOUNCED Commercial Bank Receiver In Eufaula To Give 16 Per Cent John R. Vann, of the Commercial Bank, which went eral years per dividend will be paid to deposiCommercial Bank has already two previous The first one was 30 cent and the second 10 per cent.