New York State Banking Department Bank Liquidation Case Files

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series documents the activities of the Banking Department in the interim between assuming possession of institutions and their closings. Records were created by liquidating agents appointed by the banking superintendent to investigate outstanding mortgages and loans.
Title
Bank liquidation case files
Quantity
618 cubic feet; 93 35mm microfilm roll(s); 1680 16mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
13858
Creator
Arrangement

Unarranged.

Scope and Content Note

This series documents the activities of the Banking Department in the interim between assuming possession of institutions and their closings. Some records in the series were created by liquidating agents appointed by the banking superintendent to investigate outstanding mortgages and loans. Records include legal papers, inventories of assets, asset appraisals, lists of claimants, records of payments, and administration documents of liquidating agents and the liquidation bureau (for the period 1930-1958).

13858-00A: These volumes were created by liquidating agents appointed by the banking superintendent to investigate outstanding mortgages and loans.

13858-00B: This accretion consists of two reports or case files for the East Side Bank in Niagara Falls, NY.

14272 Inactive Institution Files, 1838-1967, contains related records.

17427 Inactive Institution Files, 1904-1999, contains related records.

Other Finding Aids

Container lists for accretions not displayed in this finding aid are available at the repository.

Acquisition Information

13858-12: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 000007, 000019, and 020050.

13858-13, 13858-14: These accretions include records from transfer list 000019.

13858-15: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 000019 and 020036.

13858-16: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 000019 and 010008.

13858-17, 13858-18, 13858-20: This accretion includes records from transfer list 000019.

13858-17A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 150001.

13858-18A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 000007.

13858-19, 13858-20: These accretions include records from transfer list 000019.

13858-22: This accretion include records from transfer lists 000030 and 020023

13858-22A: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 970010, 970014, and 970015.

13858-23: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 000015 and 020021.

13858-24: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 000019, 100009, 970024, and 000012.

Processing Information

13858-00A: This accretion was added to the series as a result of a shelf inventory conducted by Archives staff in 2000.

13858-00B: These records were transferred to the State Archives apparently in 1983 but were not accessioned until 2000.

Access Restrictions

Access to records in this series is partially restricted in accordance with multiple state and federal laws. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law.

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