First National Bank - Oroville, WA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 8279
Charter Number: 8279
Start Date: February 2, 1926
Location: Oroville, Washington (48.939, -119.436)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 514c3db7

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate: 71.5%
Date receivership started: 1926-02-08
Date receivership terminated: 1928-08-31
OCC cause of failure: Economic conditions
Share of assets assessed as good: 35.2%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful: 45.9%
Share of assets assessed as worthless: 18.9%

Description

Article (1926-02-02) reports the First National Bank of Oroville 'closes doors' and 'suspension' due to farmers' inability to meet notes (local agricultural stress). A later article (1926-06-10) shows the comptroller adjudged the bank insolvent and a receiver is active, indicating permanent closure/receivership.

Events (4)

1. June 28, 1906 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. February 2, 1926 Suspension

Cause: Local Shock
Cause Details: Inability of local farmers to meet their notes (agricultural loan defaults) forced the bank to suspend.
Newspaper Excerpt: OROVILLE BANK CLOSES DOORS ... inability of farmers to meet their notes to the bank forced it the wall. We have not been able to determine If the bank will be able to reopen.
Source: newspapers

3. February 8, 1926 Receivership

Source: historical_nic

4. June 10, 1926 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Receiver Seeks to Make Ends Meet. ... suits to collect outstanding stock shares in the insolvent First National Bank of Oroville ... Richardson, receiver ... when the comptroller of currency adjudged the bank insolvent.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

1. February 2, 1926 Spokane Chronicle Spokane, WA

Article from Spokane Chronicle, February 2, 1926

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Article Text

OROVILLE BANK CLOSES DOORS ity to realize loans caused suspension of the First National bank here The institution in charge of Marshall Hooper. Seattle, national bank examiner. The bank is capitalized for $50,000 and deposits reported on the call of December 31, were in the agricultural inlast few are responsible for the suspension.' said President Covert "Total resources the institution are close to $200.000. but inability of farmers to meet their notes to the bank forced it the wall. We have not been able to determine If the bank will be able to reopen.

2. June 10, 1926 The Spokane Press Spokane, WA

Article from The Spokane Press, June 10, 1926

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Article Text

COLLECT BANK SHARES Receiver Seeks to Make Ends Meet. Two suits in law. to collect out standing stock shares in the insol vent First National Bank of Oro ville and another suit equity to prevent the collection of taxes on the personal property of the bank and sale property the sher iff. were filed in the office of Fed eral Clerk Harry Clark today Richardson. receiver. complaints assert that the bank founded upon capital stock that the 1000 shares summoned when the comptroller of currency adjudged the bank insolvent. Werley said to be the owner of share of the outstanding stock and Frank Bartell the owner of the remaining two shares. Judgment asked the basis $100 per share, plus per cent interest and costs the case.