17457. Bank of Modoc (Modoc, SC)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
March 27, 1913
Location
Modoc, South Carolina (33.733, -82.206)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
ef1acfea77273e83

Response Measures

None

Description

Three contemporaneous articles (Mar 27โ€“28, 1913) report the Bank of Modoc (OCR variant 'Modock') in Edgefield County was declared insolvent and a receiver appointed by State Bank Examiner Rhame. No run or temporary suspension before reopening is mentioned; the bank was placed in receivership (permanent closure). Balance sheet figures (liabilities ~$6,000; assets collectible ~$2,000) are reported.

Events (1)

1. March 27, 1913 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The Bank of Modoc, in Edgefield county, has gone into the hands of a receiver... The bank was declared insolvent by State Bank Examiner Rhame. Liabilities of $6,000 and available assets of $2,000.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The County Record, March 27, 1913

Click image to open full size in new tab

Article Text

The Bank of Modock, a small bank in Edgefield county, was declared insolvent last week and a receiver appointed. The books show assets $6,129.74, of which only $2,287.65 is thought to be collectible.


Article from The Bamberg Herald, March 27, 1913

Click image to open full size in new tab

Article Text

The Bank of Modoc, in Edgefield county, has gone into the hands of a receiver, with liabilities of $6,000 and available assets of $2.000. The bank was declared insolvent by State Bank Examiner Rhame. It has been in existence two years.


Article from The Union Times, March 28, 1913

Click image to open full size in new tab

Article Text

The Bank of Modoc, in Edgefield county, has gone into the hands of a receiver, with liabilities of $6,000 and available assets of $2,000. The bank was declared insolvent by State Bank Examiner Rhame. It has been in existence two years.