Article Text
for Report Benton, Dec. accounting depositors the the defunct Mercantile Bank and Trust Company asked petition filed in Circuit Court here today. The bank has been in hands receiver for years, only one dividend paid.
Mercantile Bank & Trust Company (Benton, IL)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
70176571572- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- trust
- Bank ID
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7017657routing - Routing Number
70-1765- Start Date
- December 2, 1930
- Location
- Benton, Illinois (37.997, -88.920)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
5d8ce97858df2af7
Response Measures
None
Description
Articles state the bank is defunct and has been in receivership for years with only one dividend paid.
Events (1)
1.
December 2, 1930
Receivership
- Newspaper Excerpt
- the defunct Mercantile Bank and Trust Company asked petition filed in Circuit Court here today. The bank has been in hands receiver for years, only one dividend paid.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (2)
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Article Text
BANK RECEIVER SUED Benton, Jan. of the defunct Mercantile and Trust Company, which been receivership for two sought in circuit court here have order issued Jack Ohle receiver, make distribution assets.