Farmers & Merchants National Bank (Mount Morris, PA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
698301381
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
69830 national
Charter Number
6983
Start Date
January 30, 1915
Location
Mount Morris, Pennsylvania (39.733, -80.068)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
c697c505e77e76c5

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Date receivership started
1915-02-04
Date receivership terminated
1911-07-30
OCC cause of failure
Run

Description

Board ordered the bank closed indefinitely; no cause or reopening reported in the articles.

Events (5)

1. October 8, 1903 Chartered
Source
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2. January 30, 1915 Suspension
Cause Details
Board of directors ordered the bank closed indefinitely; article gives no further reason.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Farmers' and Merchants' National bank, of Mount Morris, near Waynesburg, Pa., has closed its doors by order of the board of directors... said the bank would be closed indefinitely.
Source
newspapers
3. February 4, 1915 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
4. July 30, 1915 Restored To Solvency
Source
historical_nic
5. February 21, 1927 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Pleasantville Press, January 30, 1915

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Article Text

Mount Morris Bank Suspends. The Farmers' and Merchants' Na tional bank, of Mount Morris. neal Waynesburg. Pa., has closed its doors by order 0 the board of directors The notice was posted after the clos ing hour and said the bank would bi closed indefinitely. The bank is cap' talized at $25,000 and has deposits Oi $350,000. It was organized in 1903.


Article from Milford Chronicle, February 5, 1915

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Article Text

Mount Morris Bank Suspends. The Farmers' and Merchants' National bank, of Mount Morris, near Waynesburg, Pa., has closed its doors by order of the board of directors. The notice was posted after the clos. ing hour and said the bank would be closed indefinitely. The bank is capitalized at $25,000 and has deposits of $350,000. It was organized in 1903.