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Bank Info for NB Charter 5778 (1901 - 2007)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Oelwein, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1914 Alfred Hanson Thomas L. Hanson
1915-1920 Charles Blaine Chambers Alfred Hanson
1921-1922 George William Falk Alfred Hanson
1923-1935 George William Falk Charles Blaine Chambers
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1600
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2540
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2541 - 3866
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3656
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1016
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 282
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 324
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1343
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 181
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 30, 1901
  • Chartered Apr 17, 1901
  • Opened for business Apr 29, 1901
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Fidelity Bank&Trust, Dyersville, IA Jul 13, 2007
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion, Commercial Savings Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Savings Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $156,951
High Bal (1935) $1,358,532
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $12,500
High Bal (1929) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 36,488
# Small Notes 9,636
# Total Notes 46,124
$ Large Size $456,100
$ Small Size $113,470
$ Total Issued $569,570
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $156,951.37 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $208,691.92 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $228,568.75 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $228,582.78 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $268,489.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $316,399.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $370,655.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $327,949.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $365,660.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $409,118.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $440,806.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $532,035.00 $40,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $560,363.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $519,386.00 $40,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $580,342.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $574,101.00 $39,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $637,871.00 $40,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $660,997.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $852,005.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $908,776.00 $39,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $927,423.00 $39,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $829,436.00 $40,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $971,601.00 $39,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,075,786.00 $40,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,047,290.00 $39,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,126,692.00 $40,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,118,670.00 $39,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,149,496.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,127,853.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,108,732.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $976,561.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $775,407.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $784,324.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,115,009.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,358,532.00 $0.00

 

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