Houston Trust & Savings Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: savings bank
Start Date: March 30, 1921
Location: Houston, Texas (29.763, -95.363)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 8965ca4b

Response Measures

None

Description

Single short article reports the bank closed its doors to depositors and that officials would ask for appointment of a receiver. No explicit run is mentioned. I classify this as a suspension that leads to closure/receivership. Date taken from publication date.

Events (2)

1. March 30, 1921 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: announcement was made by C. L. Johnson, an official of the bank, that the appointment of a receiver would be asked.
Source: newspapers

2. March 30, 1921 Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Bank closed its doors to depositors and officials announced they would ask for appointment of a receiver; implies bank failure/insolvency concerns.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Houston Trust and Savings Bank, unincorporated, closed its doors to depositors and announcement was made by C. L. Johnson, an official of the bank, that the appointment of a receiver would be asked.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 30, 1921 Evening Star Washington, DC

Article from Evening Star, March 30, 1921

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Article Text

Texas Bank to Ask Receiver. HOUSTON. Tex.-The Houston Trust and Savings Bank. unincorporated, closed its doors to depositors and announcement was made by C. L. Johnson, an official of the bank. that the appointment of a receiver would be asked.