7552. National Shoe & Leather Bank (Auburn, ME)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
2270
Charter Number
2270
Start Date
March 22, 1933
Location
Auburn, Maine (44.098, -70.231)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
225bd6171b799a53

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
83.3%
Date receivership started
1933-12-19
Date receivership terminated
1939-01-28
Share of assets assessed as good
45.6%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
44.4%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
9.9%

Description

Articles describe a federal conservator appointment (March 22, 1933) for the National Shoe & Leather Bank (Auburn, ME), followed by receiver authorization and liquidation actions (April 28, 1934). No run is described; the bank was placed under government conservatorship and later into receivership/liquidation, consistent with a suspension followed by permanent closure.

Events (4)

1. May 27, 1875 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. March 22, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Federal Reserve/Treasury appointed a conservator (Parker B. Smith), indicating government intervention and suspension of normal business operations.
Newspaper Excerpt
Parker B. Smith Conservator for National Shoe & Leather Bank ... The appointment Parker Smith had been named the National Shoe and Leather bank conservator ... It is impossible today business be carried the Shoe and Leather Bank until the announcement made by the bank.
Source
newspapers
3. December 19, 1933 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
4. April 28, 1934 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Authorize Sale Of Bank Assets, Market Values ... Judge Peters Instructs Receiver Ernest M. Shapiro to Proceed with Liquidation Under Comptroller of Currency ... Ernest M. Shapiro of Auburn, receiver, stated he had been authorized Saturday by Judge John U. District court to sell ... remaining securities the National Shoe Leather bank of Auburn.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Sun-Journal, March 22, 1933

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Article Text

Parker B. Smith Conservator for National Shoe & Leather Bank BOSTON, March servators were appointed today for two Maine banks, the Federal Reserve Bank announced. The banks are the National Shoe Leather Bank at Auburn, the First National Bank Me. The Federal Reserve bank said Parker Smith bad been named the National Shoe and Leather bank conservator and conservator the First Na. tional The Bank reported that 367 member banks ing. its territory, all New England except one Connecticut county, all but are open. During yesterday's busiin gold coin and in gold into the bank here. department later notified Moran French had been the Camden National Bank Camden, of Parker B. The appointment president the National Shoe Leather conserva received favorably in banking circles here today. Secretary of The, statement the Treasury Woodin was recalled that "the appointment conservators for banks repute did that they not mean difficulties. "There lot of complications, some them concerning affiliate enterprises which make impracbanks to the full tical for to open Moreover this method makes that the bank circumpossible be able to continue to stanced will render as for example the segregated and in Government bonds and such like securities. also enables the conservator to set aside and available for withdrawal and deposits payment to other creditors ratable amounts his opinion is safe to for purpose Practically the appointment person the bank under direction the the Treasury and to follow the the actual in respect the banks condition appraisal liabilities and for resumption of on its formbasis, not thought means thing in respect the banks for whom been pointed Maine, than temporary One first things done is to arrange for pay-roll counts in the banks pedite business under the direction of Washington, to that end. We may is impossible today business be carried the Shoe and Leather Bank until the announcement made by the bank. Arrangements have been made other banks in the county to act for industry as far as they are able to do wherever they may be embarrassed by delay in sumption business the Shoe and Leather number banks in Maine are in similar condition.


Article from Sun-Journal, April 28, 1934

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Article Text

Authorize Sale Of Bank Assets, Market Values Judge Peters Instructs Receiver Ernest M. Shapiro to Proceed with Liquidation Under Comptroller of Currency--F. Winter Opposed Petition Ernest M. Shapiro of Auburn, receiver, stated he had been authorized Saturday by Judge John U. District court in to sell, subject to consent and approval of Comptroller Currency, remaining securities the National Shoe Leather bank of Auburn. of book value of $952,291.74. the highest market value obtainable. This action asked on petition Shapiro the manner scribed for all National bank ceivers by the Comptroller of the Currency, he presented by Judge Fred H. Lancaster Lewiston, attorney for Shapiro. Winter's Interest The petition approved over the opposition Frank W. Win's ter Auburn. who asked that the at public tion under the hammer from the steps the Androscoggin county courthouse. When asked by Judge Peters what his interest in the proceedings Winter replied he was prospective purchaser. While not depositor Winter held shares common stock in the Auburn bank at the time of the Judge Peters failed to agree Winter, according piro, saying auction, as quested, would bring less than 50% of the value of the securities. required the Individual securities be listed court order for they were the receivpetition, asking order. securities sold thru an office maintained for this York U. Comptroller of the Currency.