Mechanics Loan & Savings Institute

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: savings bank
Start Date: March 12, 1936
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland (39.642, -77.720)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ac5bf617

Response Measures

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Description

Articles (Mar–Apr 1936) describe payments being made by a receiver to depositors of the Mechanics Loan & Savings Institute in Hagerstown. They indicate the bank was in receivership and refunding depositors (50% total) — no contemporaneous run is described in these snippets. Thus this is a suspension/closure with receiver rather than a run-driven episode.

Events (2)

1. March 12, 1936 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: It was reliably reported today that Warren F. Sterling, receiver, will announce shortly that he will make a 5 per cent payment to depositors of the Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank in April. The payment will amount to approximately $86,000 and will bring the total payments to 50 per cent.
Source: newspapers

2. April 8, 1936 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Checks for sums aggregating $86,669 and representing a 5 per cent payment have been mailed to depositors of the Mechanics Loan Bank by the receiver today. The payments bring the total refund to depositors to date to 50 per cent, amounting to approximately $870,000.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

1. March 12, 1936 The Washington Times Washington, DC

Article from The Washington Times, March 12, 1936

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Article Text

Bank at Hagerstown Will Pay Depositors HAGERSTOWN, Md., March 12.-It was reliably reported to day that Warren F. Sterling, receiver. will announce shortly that he will make a 5 per cent payment to depositors of the Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank in April. The payment will amount to approximately $86,000 and will bring the total payments to 50 per cent.

2. April 8, 1936 The Washington Times Washington, DC

Article from The Washington Times, April 8, 1936

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Hagerstown Bank Payoff HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 8. Checks for sums aggregating $86,669 and representing a 5 per cent payment have been mailed to depositors of the Mechanics Loan Bank by the receiver today. The payments bring the total refund to depositors to date to 50 per cent, amounting to approximately $870,000.