Citizens National Bank (Albuquerque, NM)

Episode Information

Episode UID
1144201493
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
114420 national
Charter Number
11442
Start Date
May 1, 1924*
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico (35.084, -106.651)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
2a97417a41493c88

Response Measures

Capital injected, Full suspension

Other: Merger with Albuquerque National Bank was planned to reopen operations and provide distributions to creditors; receiver later appointed.

Receivership Details

Date receivership started
1924-04-14
Date receivership terminated
1924-06-01
OCC cause of failure
Run

Description

Article reports a run that led to the bank closing and a planned merger/receiver involvement.

Events (5)

1. August 29, 1919 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. April 14, 1924 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
3. May 1, 1924* Run
Cause Details
$247,000 withdrawn in 18 days (heavy withdrawals precipitating closure)
Newspaper Excerpt
a run on his bank in which $247,000 was withdrawn in 18 days
Source
newspapers
4. May 1, 1924* Suspension
Cause Details
Bank closed after heavy withdrawals; merger planned with Albuquerque National Bank
Newspaper Excerpt
Citizens National Bank recently closed ... merger of the Citizens with the Albuquerque National Bank
Source
newspapers
5. * Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Mr. Cowan ... was acting receiver for the Citizens National Bank.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Winslow Mail, May 30, 1924

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Article Text

CITIZEN AND. ALBUQUERQUE BANK MERGER EXPECTED Albuquerque, where the Citizens National Bank recently closed, is expected to have 'a new bank in operation June 1, through the merger of the Citizens with the Albuquerque National Bank. This would enable distribution to creditors of 70 per cent of the National obligations and it was hoped that the assets of the National might be handled to permit distribution from 15 to 30 per cent more. The 70 per cent distribution would give approximately $400.000 for circulation at Albuquerque. President Simms of the Citizens said that a run on his bank. in which $247.000 was withdrawn in 18 days, caused the doors to close.


Article from Albuquerque Journal, March 7, 1928

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Article Text

DAVID COWAN, BANK RECEIVER, FORMERLY OF CITY, IS DEAD David Cowan. receiver for First National bank of Las Vegas, died Tuesday morning at thony's hospital in that city, learned here Tuesday Mr. Cowan had been pneumonia and had been the hospital for days. Apparently he had almost entirely He arose his and himself Monday. Tuesday morning about 6:30 taken with heart attack and suddenly. Mr. Cowan survived by two who reside in Baltimore, whom was with him when died: and daughter CaliforHe was about 60 years The body will be taken his former home in Baltimore burial. Mr. Cowan was well known here, heving lived in Albuquerque for some time, while acting receiver for the Citizens National Bank. He had been in government for many years. Mr. Cowan member of the buquerque lodge of the Elks.