Farmers State Bank - Mulvane, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: *
Location: Mulvane, Kansas (37.474, -97.244)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 9dea4551

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Description

Article (Wichita Eagle, 1931-10-31) refers to the 'failed Farmers State bank at Mulvane' and states that final payments to depositors are held up because the bonding company that wrote the cashier's bond has failed. The piece describes the bank as failed/closed (receiver of bonding company mentioned) but does not describe any run prior to suspension; therefore classified as a suspension leading to closure. No dates for the original suspension/receivership are given in the excerpt.

Events (2)

1. * Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: The final payment to the depositors the failed Farmers State bank at Mulvane has been held up... delayed in collecting the of the bond from the receiver of the bonding company.
Source: newspapers

2. * Suspension

Cause Details: Final payments delayed because the bonding company that insured the cashier failed; article identifies the bank as already failed/closed.
Newspaper Excerpt: The final payment to the depositors the failed Farmers State bank at Mulvane has been held up. The company which wrote the bond for the cashier of the bank has now failed, and the bank delayed in collecting the of the bond from the receiver of the bonding company.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 31, 1931 The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS

Article from The Wichita Eagle, October 31, 1931

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Article Text

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