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Bank Info for NB Charter 12792 (1925 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank in
Brownsville, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1925-1930 Grover Cleveland Wagner Sr. Rentfro Banton Creager
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 - 9853
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3774
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1108
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 7, 1925
  • Chartered Jul 16, 1925
  • Succeeded 4577 (First National Bank of, Brownsville, TX)
  • Assumed the circulation of 4577
  • Liquidated Jan 12, 1932
  • Absorbed by 7002 (Merchants National Bank, Brownsville, TX)
  • Circulation assumed by 7002 (Merchants National Bank, Brownsville, TX)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1925) $2,195,964
High Bal (1928) $3,471,262
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $89,798
High Bal (1928) $199,998
Total Out (1930) $191,297
# Large Notes 39,412
# Small Notes 29,292
# Total Notes 68,704
$ Large Size $492,650
$ Small Size $359,400
$ Total Issued $852,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-28-1925 $2,195,964.00 $89,798.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,250,749.00 $99,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,053,018.00 $99,497.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,471,262.00 $199,998.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,675,859.00 $199,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,297,139.00 $191,297.00

 

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