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Bank Info for NB Charter 11148 (1918 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First-Merchants National Bank of
Lafayette, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1918-1921 W. G. Gude Charles Michael Murdock
1922-1924 O. M. Schnaible Charles Michael Murdock
1925-1932 O. M. Schnaible W. G. Gude
1933-1933 O. M. Schnaible * none *
1934-1935 O. M. Schnaible T. E. Bauer
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 48046
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7702
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2026
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3251
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 929
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 21, 1918
  • Chartered Feb 14, 1918
  • Succeeded 2717,4468,7415
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds The First National Bank of LaFayette, Ind., The Merchants National Bank of LaFayette, Ind., and The American National Bank of LaFayette, Ind.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1933) $4,846,264
High Bal (1935) $7,266,618
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1923) $290,100
High Bal (1932) $325,000
Total Out (1933) $325,000
# Large Notes 192,184
# Small Notes 62,548
# Total Notes 254,732
$ Large Size $2,402,300
$ Small Size $756,330
$ Total Issued $3,158,630
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-31-1918 $5,446,862.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,883,884.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,005,369.00 $294,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,476,322.00 $292,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,544,914.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,713,262.00 $290,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,930,716.00 $292,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,871,623.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,816,945.00 $291,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,172,189.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,411,753.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,283,799.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,017,737.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,966,059.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,515,281.00 $325,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,846,264.00 $325,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,040,374.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,266,618.00 $0.00

 

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