21237. First National Bank (Pharr, TX)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
10169
Charter Number
10169
Start Date
November 20, 1931
Location
Pharr, Texas (26.195, -98.184)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
8110921b

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
33.0%
Date receivership started
1931-11-12
Date receivership terminated
1937-08-20
Share of assets assessed as good
20.8%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
63.4%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
15.9%

Description

Articles report the First National Bank of Pharr as defunct with a receiver appointed and liquidation scheduled. No run or depositor panic is described. Article 1 contains OCR errors corrected (Na ional -> National, Phare -> Pharr). Article 2 (1935) notes a successor receiver; this confirms the bank remained closed and in liquidation.

Events (4)

1. April 2, 1912 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. November 12, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
3. November 20, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Bank Receiver Appointed PHARR, Nov. 20-(Sp)-W. W. Collier of Edinburg has been appointed receiver for the defunct First Na ional bank of Phare and liquidatio: is scheduled to start soon, according to reliable reports here today.
Source
newspapers
4. February 13, 1935 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Freudenstein Named Pharr Bank Receiver Ben Freudenstein, receiver for the Merchants National Bank of Brownsville, has been named also as receiver for the defunct First National Bank of Pharr. The duties will be added to his duties as receiver for the Brownsville bank. He succeeds W. W. Collier, former state banking commissioner.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from McAllen Daily Press, November 20, 1931

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Article Text

Bank Receiver Appointed PHARR, Nov. 20-(Sp)-W. W. Collier of Edinburg has been appointed receiver for the defunct First Na ional bank of Phare and liquidatio: is scheduled to start soon, according to reliable reports here today.


Article from El Heraldo De Brownsville, February 13, 1935

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Article Text

Freudenstein Named Pharr Bank Receiver Ben Freudenstein, receiver for the Merchants National Bank of Brownsville, has been named also as receiver for the defunct First National Bank of Pharr. The duties will be added to his duties as receiver for the Brownsville bank. He succeeds W. W. Collier, former state banking commissioner.