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Bank Info for NB Charter 6597 (1903 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Belen, NM
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1904 R. A. Frost M. W. Flournoy
1905-1909 Louis Carl "Dick" Becker M. W. Flournoy
1910-1931 Louis Carl "Dick" Becker John H. "Hans" Becker
1932-1935 W. L. Davidson Louis Carl "Dick" Becker
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 - 400 Territory
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 560 Territory
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 701 - 8393
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3220
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 618
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 210
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2648
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 15, 1903
  • Chartered Jan 28, 1903
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $59,352
High Bal (1935) $1,105,347
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $6,250
High Bal (1922) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 37,412
# Small Notes 26,936
# Total Notes 64,348
$ Large Size $467,650
$ Small Size $172,120
$ Total Issued $639,770
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $83,921.67 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $60,811.55 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $59,352.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $65,870.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $82,807.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $70,230.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $92,980.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1910 $127,155.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1911 $154,323.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $164,289.00 $6,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $224,649.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $232,796.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $268,209.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $332,760.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $553,144.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $587,672.00 $24,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $672,552.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $859,558.00 $49,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $714,806.00 $49,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $725,765.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $679,047.00 $48,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $604,272.00 $49,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $630,772.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $830,990.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $908,072.00 $48,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $964,432.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $966,242.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $905,088.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $822,060.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $760,448.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $801,218.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $920,175.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,105,347.00 $0.00

 

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