Fort Worth National Bank - Fort Worth, TX

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3131
Charter Number: 3131
Start Date: February 4, 1930
Location: Fort Worth, Texas (32.725, -97.321)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: a5b79ff8

Response Measures

Full suspension

Description

OCRed article (Austin American-Statesman, 1930-02-04) states a receiver was named for a Fort Worth bank that was closed following run. It does not give a clear trigger for the run. The receiver naming implies permanent closure/receivership.

Events (3)

1. March 4, 1884 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. February 4, 1930 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: FT. WORTH BANK RECEIVER IS NAMED ... will for Texas bank, closed following run. of Van Zandt was announced ... by the of the treasury.
Source: newspapers

3. February 4, 1930 Run

Cause Details: Article only reports that the bank was closed following a run; no explicit cause or trigger for the run is given in the excerpt.
Measures: None reported in article excerpt.
Newspaper Excerpt: Texas bank, closed following run.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 4, 1930 Austin American-Statesman Austin, TX

Article from Austin American-Statesman, February 4, 1930

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Article Text

FT. WORTH BANK RECEIVER IS NAMED FORT WORTH, Feb. Richard Van Zandt, former gov. ernor of the Federal Reserve bank Dallas, son of Maj. K. M. Van Zandt, Worth National bank head, will for Texas bank, closed following run. of Van Zandt was announced in Tuesday by the of the treasury.