12575. First National Bank & Trust Company (Merchantville, NJ)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
8323
Charter Number
8323
Start Date
October 10, 1931
Location
Merchantville, New Jersey (39.947, -75.067)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
a66392c378aad0ce

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Date receivership started
1931-10-19
Date receivership terminated
1932-05-14
OCC cause of failure
Economic conditions

Description

Newspapers (Oct 12, 1931) report the First National Bank & Trust Company of Merchantville did not open after neighboring Merchantville Trust Company was taken over and Maple Shade banks closed; president said bank was sound but not prepared to withstand a heavy run. A later article (Sep 8, 1932) lists the First National (Merchantville) among revived/reopened banks. No clear standalone run on this bank is described โ€” the board preemptively suspended opening due to neighboring failures โ€” so classify as a suspension with later reopening.

Events (6)

1. August 9, 1906 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 10, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Directors declined to open after neighboring Merchantville Trust Company was taken over by the State and Maple Shade banks closed, creating contagion/nervousness.
Newspaper Excerpt
Half an hour before the usual opening of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Merchantville, notice was placed on its doors. The notice stated that the directors decided not to open, because the closing of the trust company.
Source
newspapers
3. October 12, 1931 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
John Parker, president, stated that the bank [is] sound and that its assets had not been impaired but that he not prepared to withstand heavy run which he regarded certain since the closing of the neighboring town's banks.
Source
newspapers
4. October 19, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
5. May 14, 1932 Restored To Solvency
Source
historical_nic
6. September 8, 1932 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
REVIVED BANKS TO YIELD STATE CASH ... the First National Trust Merchantville ... re-openings banks closed in New Jersey the past year releasing state ... the First National Trust Merchantville ... (listed among revived banks).
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Courier-News, October 12, 1931

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Article Text

Three N. Jersey Banks Suspended banks here and in the town of Maple Shade suspended Saturday The Merchantville Trust Company was the first pension, notice stating that been taken over the State of and Insurance. from Trenton, that the bank had been taken over because its assets had been paired the shrinking of the marvalue of its securities followed. Half an hour before the usual opening of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Merchantville, notice was placed on its stated that the rectors had not open, cause of the closing of the trust company. minutes before opening time of the Maple Shade National Bank, notice appeared doors stating that "owing to the closing of our neighbor banks board voted not to open this bank John president, stated that the bank sound that its assets had not been but that he prepared to withstand heavy run which regarded certain since the closing of the neighboring town's banks.


Article from The Courier-News, October 12, 1931

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Article Text

Three N. Jersey Banks Suspended banks here and in the neighboring town of Maple Shade suspended The Merchantville Trust Company the first pension, notice stating that had been over by the State of Banking and Insurance. from Trenton, that the bank had been taken over because its assets had been Impaired by the shrinking of the market value of its securities followed. Half an hour before the usual opening of the First National Bank and Trust Company Merchantville, notice was placed on its doors. The notice stated that the rectors decided not to open, because the closing of the trust company. few minutes before opening of the Maple Shade Bank, appeared on its doors "owing the closing of our banks the board not this bank today." John Parker, president, stated that the bank sound and that its assets had not been but that he not prepared to heavy run which he regarded certain since the closing of the neighboring town's banks.


Article from The Record, September 8, 1932

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Article Text

REVIVED BANKS TO YIELD STATE CASH Jersey Income Jumps As They're ReOrganized. Press) Trenton. and re-openings banks closed in New Jersey the past year releasing state the now need adequate revenues for Records the Treasurer's office has been repaid and added to the state's curtailed income largest deposit affected by held the Peoples' National Bank and Trust Company, consolidated the Elizabeth Company Re$330,000 made the balance available. $10,000 of deposits totaling six banks been repaid and The ed banks the Freehold Trust Company, the First National Trust Merchantville, the Merchantville Trust Company, the First National Bank of Ocean City, and the Port Newark National Bank In fifteen closed banks. however which been released. Jersey Na. these banks tional Bank and Trust Newark. recently, with deposit