Prudential Bank - Washington, DC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 30, 1939
Location: Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: c320b96e

Response Measures

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Description

Article states a receiver is in the same office 'for ... Prudential Bank' (Evening Star, 1939-06-30). The text does not explicitly mention a prior run or suspension, but assignment of a receiver implies the bank remained closed/failed; thus classified as suspension_closure. No evidence of a depositor run in the provided excerpt.

Events (1)

1. June 30, 1939 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: He also is receiver in the same office for the North Capitol Savings Bank, Departmental Bank and Prudential Bank.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 30, 1939 Evening Star Washington, DC

Article from Evening Star, June 30, 1939

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Article Text

his office of the Park Savings Bank, from 5913 Georgia avenue N.W. to the Riggs National Bank Building at Fourteenth street and Park road N.W., where he will be ready for business tomorrow. He also is receiver in the same office for the North Capitol Savings Bank, Departmental Bank and Prudential Bank.