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Bank Info for NB Charter 6334 (1902 - 1944)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
South Bend, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1906 Kersey C. DeRhodes James M. DeRhodes
1907-1909 Cassius Eugene Campbell Frank Page Bellinger
1910-1920 Charles Wilbur Coen Joseph Clay Paxton
1921-1935 Delos Marques Coen Courtland P. DuComb
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 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7100
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7101 - 41749
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6148
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1782
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2348
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 663
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 4, 1902
  • Chartered Jul 11, 1902
  • Opened for business Aug 16, 1902
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Robbed by John Dillinger on June 30, 1934 of $29,890.
  • 1 policeman killed. (This was Dillinger's last robbery).
  • Bank was closed on Mar 31, 1944.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1902) $135,010
High Bal (1935) $3,769,465
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $25,000
High Bal (1927) $250,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 188,596
# Small Notes 50,591
# Total Notes 239,187
$ Large Size $2,357,450
$ Small Size $619,460
$ Total Issued $2,976,910
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $135,010.17 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $250,232.03 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $320,151.00 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $314,223.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $340,689.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $520,801.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $649,403.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $832,380.00 $98,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $914,404.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $963,114.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,021,916.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,061,020.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,040,673.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,052,497.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,368,452.00 $91,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,497,303.00 $98,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,496,519.00 $98,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,569,827.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,865,196.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,747,300.00 $95,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,802,491.00 $99,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,280,363.00 $247,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,264,986.00 $247,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,257,902.00 $246,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,120,183.00 $245,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,072,994.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,210,690.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,999,714.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,749,816.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,705,034.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,628,438.00 $250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,120,394.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,842,140.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,769,465.00 $0.00

 

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