12743. First National Bank (Pleasantville, NJ)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
6508
Charter Number
6508
Start Date
February 1, 1933*
Location
Pleasantville, New Jersey (39.389, -74.514)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
20f6055205c06ac5

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
25.0%
Date receivership started
1934-11-21
Date receivership terminated
1939-05-01
Share of assets assessed as good
32.1%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
54.2%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
13.7%

Description

Articles describe the First National Bank of Pleasantville being under conservatorship/receiver and subject to liquidation in 1934; RFC authorized a large loan to the bank's conservator in July 1934. There is no mention of a depositor run in these clippings. Sequence indicates suspension/official takeover and liquidation rather than a run-driven episode, so classified as suspension_closure. OCR errors in Article 3 list '1924' for what contextually should be 1934; Article 1 references February 1933 in relation to a deposited check but does not describe a depositor run.

Events (5)

1. November 26, 1902 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. February 1, 1933* Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank under liquidation; federal court hearing about trust funds, indicating bank placed in liquidation/conservatorship by authorities or receiver
Newspaper Excerpt
Pleasantville's Trust Fund Contention Denied in Bank Liquidation
Source
newspapers
3. April 6, 1934 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
SCHOOL CASH RULED GENERAL DEPOSIT - Pleasantville's Trust Fund Contention Denied in Bank Liquidation. Federal Judge John Boyd Avis ... ruled the deposit ... not subject to liquidation by the bank's ... (Courier-Post, 1934-04-06). (excerpt). (Article discusses court ruling regarding trust fund status in bank liquidation).
Source
newspapers
4. July 1, 1934* Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000; the Pleasantville National Bank, receiver, $35,000; (RFC loans announced Sept. 24, 1934 covering loans authorized for July 1934). The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000 (Press of Atlantic City, 1934-09-25).The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000 (Central NJ Home News, 1934-09-24).The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000 (Courier-Post, 1934-04-06).First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000RFC loan authorized for July 1934 but not disbursed by July 31.RFC authorized loans totaling $481,000 to banks in New Jersey including The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loan to First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC loan to bank conservatorRFC loan to conservator indicates bank was placed into conservatorship/receivership and required federal assistance.RFC loan to bank conservatorRFC loan to conservator indicates bank was placed into conservatorship/receivership and required federal assistance.RFC loan to conservator indicates bank was placed into conservatorship/receivership and required federal assistance.RFC loan to conservator indicates bank was placed into conservatorship/receivership and required federal assistance.RFC loan to conservator indicates bank was placed into conservatorship/receivership and required federal assistance.(AP dispatch reproduced in several papers, Sept. 24-25, 1934).RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000.RFC authorized loans for July 1934 including First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000. (Trimmed OCR repetition.)
Source
newspapers
5. November 21, 1934 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from Courier-Post, April 6, 1934

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Article Text

SCHOOL CASH RULED GENERAL DEPOSIT Pleasantville's Trust Fund Contention Denied in Bank Liquidation Federal Judge John Boyd Avis in United District Court here tion the deposit National Bank trust fund not subject to liquidation by the bank's Alonzo The deposited in the by Martin ruary 1933 the day bank the payable the order First National Bank of The city sought ruling to the effect because private clearing arrangement between two the of the check National automatically set as trust in hands of the PleasNational Judge Avis many decisions including by court Miami Fla March against presumption of trust fund in the


Article from The Central New Jersey Home News, September 24, 1934

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JERSEY BANKS Can't You Just Hear the Wedding Bells? NEW LOANED $481,000 Hightstown Trust Company Among Those to Sell Stock to RFC By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced today that for the month of July, 1934, it authorized loans totaling $481,000 to banks and trust companies in New Jersey. The following loans were authorized, no part of which had been disbursed up to July 31: The First National Bank of Columbus, receiver, $20,000; The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000; The Pleasantville National Bank receiver. $35,000; The First National Bank of Port Norris, receiver, $50,000. and the Westmont National Bank, receiver, $16,000. A loan of $22,500 also was authorized to the Manufacturers Loan Company of Jersey City, no part of which had been disbursed up to the end of the month The corporation during the month authorized subscriptions for preferred stock in 12 New Jersey institutions, none of which had been disbursed up to July 31 They follow: The Dover Trust Company $175,000; The Gloucester City Trust Company, $60,000 The Haddonfield National Bank, $200,000: Hights town Trust Company, $50,000; The First National Bank of Marlton. $15,000; The Penn's Grove National Bank and Trust Company, $50,000; Plainfield Trust Company, $750,000; Princeton Bank and Trust Company, $300,000; South Orange Trust Company, $75,000; The First National Bank of Springfield, $25,000; The Swedesboro National Bank, $50,000. and the Tenafly Trust Company, $100,000.


Article from Press of Atlantic City, September 25, 1934

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2 Pl'ville Banks GetR.F.C.Loans Allot $360,000 to First National and $35,000 for Pleasantville National WASHINGTON Sept. 24 (AP).The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced today that for the month of July, 1924, it authorized loans totaling banks and trusts companies in New Jersey The following loans were authorized, no part of which had been disbursed up to July 31: The First National Bank of Columbus, receiver, $20,000; The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator $360,000; the Pleasontville National Bank, receiver, $35,000; The First National Bank of Port Norris, receiver. $50,000, and the Westmont National Bank, receiver, $16,000. loan of $22,500 also was authorized to the Manufacturers' Loan Company, of Jersey City, no part of which had been disbursed up to the end of the month. The during the month authorized subscriptions for preferred stock in 12 New Jersey institutions, none of which had been disbursed up to July 31. They follow The Dover Trust Company $175,000; The Gloucester City Trust Company, $60,000; the Haddonfield National Bank, $200,000; Hightstown Trust Company, $50,000; The First National Bank of Marlton, $15,000; The Pennsgrove National Bank and Trust Company, $50,000; Plainfield Trust Company, $750,000; Princeton Bank and Trust Company, $300,000; South Orange Trust Company. $75,000; The First National Atlantic City Hotels