131. Commercial National Bank (Eufaula, AL)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → 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
a086d31d

Response Measures

None

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

OCR-corrected text. Article (1931-10-22) reports the Commercial National Bank in Eufaula failed to open and an examiner took charge; bank closed and later placed in receivership (receiver John R. Vann is mentioned in a 1934 article paying dividends). No clear, discrete run is described in the articles, so this is classified as a suspension leading to closure/receivership.

Events (4)

1. November 5, 1895 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 22, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Reed Dolan, the national bank examiner, took charge of the affairs of the Commercial National bank ... John R. Vann, of the Commercial Bank, which went (under receiver), will pay a dividend (1934-02-11).
Source
newspapers
3. October 22, 1931 Suspension
Cause Details
Article states the bank failed to open for business and the national bank examiner took charge; no explicit cause (rumor, run, or correspondent failure) is given.
Newspaper Excerpt
AT EUFAULA BANK CLOSED TODAY ... failure to open the doors for meeting of the directors ... Reed Dolan, the national bank examiner, took charge of the affairs of the Commercial National bank here today after the bank did not open this morning.
Source
newspapers
4. 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.