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Bank Info for NB Charter 11305 (1919 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wakefield, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1919-1934 Victor Lepisto Anton Ringsmuth
1935-1935 Victor Lepisto W. S. Peters
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 - 1910
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 756
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 232
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1524
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 215
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 5, 1919
  • Chartered Feb 21, 1919
  • Conservatorship Mar 25, 1933
  • Licensed Jun 7, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeded The Citizens Bank of A. Ringsmuth & Co., Wakefield
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1933) $438,808
High Bal (1928) $938,904
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $24,000
High Bal (1931) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 7,640
# Small Notes 7,667
# Total Notes 15,307
$ Large Size $95,500
$ Small Size $92,740
$ Total Issued $188,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1919 $497,133.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $632,383.00 $24,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $579,945.00 $24,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $557,148.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $718,542.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $907,115.00 $24,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $842,952.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $792,180.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $810,932.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $938,904.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $924,941.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $878,695.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $930,576.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $794,906.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $438,808.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $515,878.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $503,400.00 $0.00

 

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