Provident National Bank (Waco, TX)

Episode Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Start Date
March 26, 1927
Location
Waco, Texas (31.549, -97.147)
Bank Type
national
Charter Number
4309

Metadata

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
93.3%
Date receivership started
1927-03-26
Date receivership terminated
1935-09-07
OCC cause of failure
Losses

Notes

The bank's liabilities were assumed by another institution, and a receiver was appointed to collect stockholder assessments.

Events (4)

1. May 9, 1890 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. March 26, 1927 Suspension
Cause Details
Liabilities assumed by another bank; receiver appointed to collect stockholder assessments.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Waco bank had been in receivership since March 26, 1927, the liabilities of the institution having been assumed by another bank.
Source
newspapers
3. March 26, 1927 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
A receiver was appointed to collect an assessment against stockholders to cover a deficiency in assets sold.
Source
newspapers
4. March 26, 1927 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article Text

2 TEX. BANKS ON LIQUIDATED LIST

Receiverships End in Waco, Mathis Institutions, U. S. Comptroller Says.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (AP). โ€” Two Texas banks were included today in the list of 18 which Comptroller of the Currency J. F. T. O'Connor said had completed liquidation of their receiverships during September.

One was the Provident National Bank of Waco and the other was the First National Bank of Mathis.

The Waco bank had been in receivership since March 26, 1927, the liabilities of the institution having been assumed by another bank. A receiver was appointed to collect an assessment against stockholders to cover a deficiency in assets sold. Disbursements during the receivership, including offsets allowed, O'Connor said, totaled $281,643, or 93.333 per cent of the total liabilities.


Article Text

One was the Provident National Bank of Waco and the other was the First National Bank of Mathis.

The Waco bank had been in receivership since March 26, 1927, the liabilities of the institution having been assumed by another bank. A receiver was appointed to collect an assessment against stockholders to cover a deficiency in assets sold. Disbursements during the receivership, including offsets allowed, O'Connor said, totaled $281,643, or 93.333 per cent of the total liabilities.

The Mathis bank went into receivership Oct. 15, 1931, the comptroller said. Disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors totaled $67,777, or 84.35 per cent of total liabilities. Unsecured depositors received dividends amounting to 84.18 per cent of their claims.

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Article Text

LIQUIDATION OF BANKS IS MADE

Two Of 18 Completing Business Last Month Are In Texas

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. (AP)โ€”Two Texas banks were included today in the list of 18 which Comptroller of the Currency J. F. T. O'Connor said had completed liquidation of their receiverships during September.

One was the Provident National Bank of Waco and the other was the First National Bank of Mathis.

The Waco bank had been in receivership since March 26, 1927, the liabilities of the institution having been assumed by another bank. A receiver was appointed to collect an assessment against stockholders to cover a deficiency in assets sold. Disbursements during the receivership including offsets allowed, O'Connor said, totaled $281,643, or 93.333 per cent of the total liabilities.

The Mathis bank went into receivership Oct. 15, 1931, the comptroller said. Disbursements, including offsets allowed, to depositors and other creditors totaled $67,777, or 84.35 per