Third National Bank - Fitzgerald, GA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 8966
Charter Number: 8966
Start Date: June 25, 1915
Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia (31.715, -83.253)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: fa76362d

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Date receivership started: 1915-06-03
Date receivership terminated: 1915-07-19
OCC cause of failure: Fraud

Description

Article (1915-06-25) reports Receiver Scudder and that the Controller of the Currency approved reorganization plans; implies the bank was in receivership/closed. No mention of any depositor run. Classified as suspension leading to closure/receivership.

Events (5)

1. December 17, 1907 Chartered

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2. June 3, 1915 Receivership

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3. June 25, 1915 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: REORGANIZATION PLANS APPROVED Mr. E. N. Davis, who accompanied Receiver Scudder of the Third National Bank to Washington to present the plans for reorganizing that institution to the Controller of the Currency, writes home that the Controller has approved the plans of the committee and that he will return to Fitzgerald about Sunday.
Source: newspapers

4. July 19, 1915 Restored To Solvency

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5. March 6, 1916 Receivership

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Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 25, 1915 The Leader-Enterprise Fitzgerald, GA

Article from The Leader-Enterprise, June 25, 1915

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Article Text

REORGANIZATION PLANS APPROVED Mr. E. N. Davis, who accompanied Receiver Scudder of the Third National Bank to Washington to present the plans for reorganizing that institution to the Controller of the Currency, writes home that the Controller has approved the plans of the committee and that he will return to Fitzgerald about Sunday.