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Bank Info for NB Charter 11740 (1920 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Menahga, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1920-1930 Gerald Ralph Lee Matthew Ristinen
1931-1935 Waino August Jarvinen Matthew Ristinen
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2428
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 566
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 354
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 106
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 736
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 347
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 95
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 17, 1920
  • Chartered May 28, 1920
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed name to Community First Bank Aug 1, 2017
  • Still in business as Community First Bank (July 2024)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The State Bank of Menahga
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1920) $276,309
High Bal (1925) $635,171
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1929) $24,400
High Bal (1921) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 9,712
# Small Notes 7,334
# Total Notes 17,046
$ Large Size $121,400
$ Small Size $59,990
$ Total Issued $181,390
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1920 $276,309.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $294,191.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $315,800.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $305,123.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $443,981.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $635,171.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $630,230.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $616,557.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $625,080.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $585,843.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1930 $550,635.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $474,708.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $435,280.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $475,710.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $537,037.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $529,360.00 $0.00

 

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