11855. First National Bank (Monroe, NC)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
8712
Charter Number
8712
Start Date
April 23, 1930
Location
Monroe, North Carolina (34.985, -80.550)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
94b67caa

Response Measures

Full suspension

Other: Bank remained closed through at least 1933; stockholders resisting assessment called by state bank authority.

Description

Articles report failure of the Bank of Union triggered runs/loss of confidence that caused Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. and First National Bank of Monroe to suspend in April 1930. First National did not reopen and is described as closed in April, 1930 in a 1933 article mentioning receivership/assessment by North Carolina Bank and Trust, indicating permanent closure.

Events (5)

1. May 28, 1907 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. April 23, 1930 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Runs/loss of confidence followed failure of the Bank of Union and closure/failure of Farmers' Bank & Trust in Monroe, sparking withdrawals from First National.
Newspaper Excerpt
President Sikes of the First National bank blamed loss of public confidence following failure of the Farmers Bank and Trust company for its closing.
Source
newspapers
3. April 24, 1930 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
First National bank ... which closed in April, 1930 ... stockholders of the First National bank to pay the assessment called by the North Carolina Bank and Trust company ... stockholders voted resist payment collectively. (1933 article referencing closure and assessment).
Source
newspapers
4. April 24, 1930 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Suspension followed runs triggered by failure/closure of nearby Bank of Union and Farmers' Bank & Trust, causing loss of public confidence.
Newspaper Excerpt
Due to Runs ... failure of Bank of Union, Monroe, North Carolina, to open Tuesday, Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. and First National bank of Monroe suspended Wednesday.
Source
newspapers
5. June 9, 1930 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from Times Record News, April 24, 1930

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Article Text

Three Banks Close in North Carolina Town MONROE. N. C., April 23. Two additional banks closed here today following failure of the Bank of Union to Tuesday and left this community without banking facilities The Farmers Bank and Trust company did not open its door day. and later in the morning the First National bank Sikes, president of the First National bank, blamed loss of public confidence following failure of the Farmers Bank and Trust company for its closing.


Article from The Berkshire Eagle, April 25, 1930

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Article Text

Co. has not purchased any interest in the mining rights of Beryllium Corp. at Keoflach in Steyr, Austria, as reported in Vienna It has never had an interest in this Due to Runs NEW failure of Bank of Union, Monroe, North Carolina, to open Tuesday, Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. and First National bank of Monroe suspended Wednesday. President Sikes of First National bank, said his institution was in good shape, and blamed loss of public confidence for run on bank. First National bank capitalized at $100,000 and had of and surplus of $55,000 at last financial statement. Farmers' Bank & Trust capitalized at $100,000 and had deposits of $300,000 and surplus $25,000.


Article from The Charlotte Observer, February 5, 1933

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Article Text

BANK STOCKHOLDERS TO RESIST PAYMENT Special The Charlotte Observer MONROE, Feb. 4-Forty stockholders of the First National bank. which closed in April, 1930, met here today at the courthouse to discuss plans of resisting payment of a 100 per cent assessment called by the North Carolina Bank and Trust Major W. C. Heath addressed the gathering, explaining, in his opinton, that the North Carolina Bank and Trust company had broken the contract which bound the stockholders of the First National bank to pay the assessment. By majority vote, the stockholders voted resist payment collectively.