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Bank Info for NB Charter 11983 (1921 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Clifton, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1921-1921 William E. Walter C. W. Bensen
1922-1925 A. O. Tschudin C. W. Bensen
1926-1926 H. Hoitsma C. W. Bensen
1927-1927 A. Wentink W. E. Hughey
1928-1931 H. M. Gilmore W. E. Hughey
1932-1932 H. M. Gilmore C. W. Bensen
1933-1935 H. M. Gilmore G. F. Schmidt
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 4x5 1 - 40957
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 14222
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 34718
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1921
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1921
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1922) $705,063
High Bal (1930) $3,631,861
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1922) $50,000
High Bal (1924) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 163,828
# Small Notes 120,050
# Total Notes 283,878
$ Large Size $819,140
$ Small Size $600,250
$ Total Issued $1,419,390
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1922 $705,063.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,223,433.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,705,910.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,145,793.00 $96,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,163,369.00 $96,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,532,564.00 $94,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,913,841.00 $98,560.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,523,974.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,631,861.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,133,795.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,960,494.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,798,680.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,682,161.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,321,771.00 $0.00

 

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