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, 1903Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2.January 30, 1915Suspension
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.
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.
2.February 5, 1915Milford ChronicleMilford, DE
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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.
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