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Bank Info for NB Charter 12636 (1925 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank in
Creston, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1925-1933 Bert Tallman Frank A. Ide
1934-1935 Bert Tallman William Recknor
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2712
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1302
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 358
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2658
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1460
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 565
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 12636)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 10, 1925
  • Succeeded 2586 (First National Bank of, Creston, IA)
  • Absorbed 2833 Jan 2, 1930 (Creston National Bank, Creston, IA)
  • Assumed circulation of 2833
  • Conservatorship Mar 20, 1933
  • Licensed again May 12, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as First National Bank, Creston (Dec 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1933) $868,527
High Bal (1929) $2,074,884
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1930) $97,480
High Bal (1931) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $99,400
# Large Notes 0
# Small Notes 30,915
# Total Notes 30,915
$ Large Size $0
$ Small Size $241,630
$ Total Issued $241,630
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-28-1925 $1,234,826.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,331,074.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,564,615.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,641,004.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,074,884.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,930,535.00 $97,480.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,639,492.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,312,400.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $868,527.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,179,349.00 $99,400.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,266,465.00 $0.00

 

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