First National Bank (Pleasantville, NJ)

Episode Information

Episode UID
650801615
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
65080 national
Charter Number
6508
Start Date
July 31, 1934
Location
Pleasantville, New Jersey (39.389, -74.514)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
045fb2780aa895fd

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
25.0%
Date receivership started
1934-11-21
Date receivership terminated
1939-05-01
Share of assets assessed as good
32.1%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
54.2%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
13.7%

Description

Article states the bank was under a conservator and received RFC aid; no clear statement that it permanently closed.

Events (3)

1. November 26, 1902 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. July 31, 1934 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank under conservatorship and authorized RFC loan, indicating government/bureau intervention to support/rehabilitate the bank.
Newspaper Excerpt
The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000;
Source
newspapers
3. November 21, 1934 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from Courier-Post, April 6, 1934

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SCHOOL CASH RULED GENERAL DEPOSIT Pleasantville's Trust Fund Contention Denied in Bank Liquidation Federal Judge John Boyd Avis in United District Court here tion the deposit National Bank trust fund not subject to liquidation by the bank's Alonzo The deposited in the by Martin ruary 1933 the day bank the payable the order First National Bank of The city sought ruling to the effect because private clearing arrangement between two the of the check National automatically set as trust in hands of the PleasNational Judge Avis many decisions including by court Miami Fla March against presumption of trust fund in the


Article from The Central New Jersey Home News, September 24, 1934

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JERSEY BANKS Can't You Just Hear the Wedding Bells? NEW LOANED $481,000 Hightstown Trust Company Among Those to Sell Stock to RFC By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced today that for the month of July, 1934, it authorized loans totaling $481,000 to banks and trust companies in New Jersey. The following loans were authorized, no part of which had been disbursed up to July 31: The First National Bank of Columbus, receiver, $20,000; The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator, $360,000; The Pleasantville National Bank receiver. $35,000; The First National Bank of Port Norris, receiver, $50,000. and the Westmont National Bank, receiver, $16,000. A loan of $22,500 also was authorized to the Manufacturers Loan Company of Jersey City, no part of which had been disbursed up to the end of the month The corporation during the month authorized subscriptions for preferred stock in 12 New Jersey institutions, none of which had been disbursed up to July 31 They follow: The Dover Trust Company $175,000; The Gloucester City Trust Company, $60,000 The Haddonfield National Bank, $200,000: Hights town Trust Company, $50,000; The First National Bank of Marlton. $15,000; The Penn's Grove National Bank and Trust Company, $50,000; Plainfield Trust Company, $750,000; Princeton Bank and Trust Company, $300,000; South Orange Trust Company, $75,000; The First National Bank of Springfield, $25,000; The Swedesboro National Bank, $50,000. and the Tenafly Trust Company, $100,000.


Article from Press of Atlantic City, September 25, 1934

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2 Pl'ville Banks GetR.F.C.Loans Allot $360,000 to First National and $35,000 for Pleasantville National WASHINGTON Sept. 24 (AP).The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced today that for the month of July, 1924, it authorized loans totaling banks and trusts companies in New Jersey The following loans were authorized, no part of which had been disbursed up to July 31: The First National Bank of Columbus, receiver, $20,000; The First National Bank of Pleasantville, conservator $360,000; the Pleasontville National Bank, receiver, $35,000; The First National Bank of Port Norris, receiver. $50,000, and the Westmont National Bank, receiver, $16,000. loan of $22,500 also was authorized to the Manufacturers' Loan Company, of Jersey City, no part of which had been disbursed up to the end of the month. The during the month authorized subscriptions for preferred stock in 12 New Jersey institutions, none of which had been disbursed up to July 31. They follow The Dover Trust Company $175,000; The Gloucester City Trust Company, $60,000; the Haddonfield National Bank, $200,000; Hightstown Trust Company, $50,000; The First National Bank of Marlton, $15,000; The Pennsgrove National Bank and Trust Company, $50,000; Plainfield Trust Company, $750,000; Princeton Bank and Trust Company, $300,000; South Orange Trust Company. $75,000; The First National Atlantic City Hotels