Bank Failures

Biggest US Bank Failures by Assets: All Time

The 100 largest US bank failures ranked by total assets at the time of closing. Sourced from the FDIC's failed-bank list.

#	Bank	Closing Date	HQ	Assets	DIF Loss	Acquirer or resolution
51	Imperial Capital Bank	Dec 18, 2009	La Jolla, CA	$4.05B	$266.2M	City National Bank
52	Dollar DRY Dock Bank	Feb 21, 1992	White Plains, NY	$4.03B	$309.1M	Emigrant Savings Bank
53	Western FSB	Jun 4, 1993	Marina Del Ray, CA	$3.80B	$107.9M	Branch sale
54	PFF Bank & Trust	Nov 21, 2008	Pomona, CA	$3.72B	$258.8M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
55	Far West Savings & Loan	Jan 11, 1991	Newport Beach, CA	$3.71B	$498.7M	Branch sale
56	Franklin National Bank	Oct 8, 1974	New York, NY	$3.66B	Not published	—
57	La Jolla Bank, FSB	Feb 19, 2010	La Jolla, CA	$3.65B	$560.1M	Onewest Bank, FSB
58	San Diego National Bank	Oct 30, 2009	San Diego, CA	$3.59B	$36.4M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
59	Amerifirst Federal Savings	Mar 15, 1991	Miami, FL	$3.58B	$557.5M	Great Western Bank, FSB
60	Home Owners Savings Bank	Apr 27, 1990	Burlington, MA	$3.49B	$354.3M	Branch sale
61	The Howard Savings Bank	Oct 2, 1992	Newark, NJ	$3.46B	$68.0M	First Fidelity Bank Na N
62	First National Bank of Nevada	Jul 25, 2008	Reno, NV	$3.41B	$709.6M	Mutual of Omaha Bank
63	Talman Home, FS&LA	Feb 20, 1982	Chicago, IL	$3.40B	$255.4M	Talman Home, FS&LA
64	Riverside National Bank of Florida	Apr 16, 2010	Fort Pierce, FL	$3.39B	Not published	TD Bank, N.A.
65	The Seamen's Bank of Savings, FS	Apr 18, 1990	New York, NY	$3.39B	$148.0M	The Chase Manhattan Bank(na
66	Transohio, FSB	Jul 10, 1992	Cleveland, OH	$3.37B	$52.1M	Branch sale
67	First NBC Bank	Apr 28, 2017	New Orleans, LA	$3.33B	$722.1M	Whitney Bank
68	Mbank Houston, National Assoc	Mar 28, 1989	Houston, TX	$3.31B	$731.6M	Bank One, Texas, N.A.
69	Midwest Federal Savings	Feb 13, 1989	Minneapolis, MN	$3.26B	$754.8M	Branch sale
70	Frontier Bank	Apr 30, 2010	Everett, WA	$3.25B	$453.9M	Union Bank, N.A.
71	American Savings Bank	Jun 12, 1992	White Plains, NY	$3.20B	$431.3M	First Fidelity Bank Na N
72	Midwest Bank and Trust Company	May 14, 2010	Elmwood Park, IL	$3.17B	Not published	Firstmerit Bank, N.A.
73	First FS & La of Pittsburg	Jan 4, 1991	Pittsburgh, PA	$3.09B	$96.0M	PNC Interim FSB
74	First National Bank	Sep 13, 2013	Edinburg, TX	$3.09B	$616.2M	PlainsCapital Bank
75	AMCORE Bank, N.A.	Apr 23, 2010	Rockford, IL	$3.07B	$10.8M	Harris N.A.
76	Hill Financial Sa	Mar 9, 1989	Red Hill, PA	$3.00B	$730.7M	Meridian Financial Sa, F.A.
77	Superior Bank	Apr 15, 2011	Birmingham, AL	$2.98B	$281.2M	Superior Bank, N.A.
78	Home Savings Association	Mar 15, 1991	Kansas City, MO	$2.94B	$307.6M	Branch sale
79	Perpetual Savings Bank	Jan 10, 1992	Vienna, VA	$2.89B	$453.7M	Crestar Bank
80	San Jacinto Savings	Nov 30, 1990	Houston, TX	$2.87B	$1.70B	United Sa of TX, FSB
81	Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company	Sep 18, 2009	Columbus, IN	$2.84B	$756.0M	First Financial Bank, N.A.
82	Tierone Bank	Jun 4, 2010	Lincoln, NE	$2.82B	Not published	Great Western Bank
83	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.	Oct 30, 1992	Houston, TX	$2.80B	Not published	Texas Commerce Bancshares
84	Pima S & La	Mar 2, 1990	Tucson, AZ	$2.73B	$160.5M	Bank of America, Az
85	First Republicbank-Houston, N.A.	Jul 29, 1988	Houston, TX	$2.71B	$551.4M	NCNB Texas National Bank
86	Benjamin Franklin Sa	Mar 9, 1989	Houston, TX	$2.64B	$882.2M	Banc One TX, N.A.
87	San Antonio Savings	Mar 2, 1989	San Antonio, TX	$2.64B	$821.4M	First Gibraltar Bank, FSB
88	Orion Bank	Nov 13, 2009	Naples, FL	$2.61B	$713.1M	Iberiabank
89	Horizon Financial, F.A.	Jun 8, 1989	Southampton, PA	$2.49B	$305.9M	Branch sale
90	Netbank	Sep 28, 2007	Alpharetta, GA	$2.47B	$119.6M	ING Bank, FSB
91	Eurobank	Apr 30, 2010	San Juan, PR	$2.45B	$539.1M	Oriental Bank and Trust
92	Pacific National Bank	Oct 30, 2009	San Francisco, CA	$2.32B	$58.6M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
93	Silverado S&LA	Dec 9, 1988	Denver, CO	$2.32B	$1.30B	Columbia Savings, a FS&LA
94	Southwest S & La	Feb 17, 1989	Phoenix, AZ	$2.27B	$723.2M	Security Pacific Bank Az
95	Georgian Bank	Sep 25, 2009	Atlanta, GA	$2.23B	$960.8M	First Citizens Bank & Trust Company
96	Oaktree Federal Savings	Oct 13, 1991	New Orleans, LA	$2.21B	$2.35B	Branch sale
97	Sunbelt Savings Association of Texas	Aug 19, 1988	Dallas, TX	$2.21B	$3.79B	Sunbelt Savings FSB
98	First Community Bank	Jan 28, 2011	Taos, NM	$2.19B	$230.7M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
99	American S & La	Feb 17, 1989	Salt Lake City, UT	$2.18B	$152.5M	Pacific First FSB
100	Shorebank	Aug 20, 2010	Chicago, IL	$2.17B	$526.0M	Urban Partnership Bank

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset values reflect total assets as reported in the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing. FDIC open-bank assistance transactions, in which the bank stayed open, are not failures and are not ranked here; they are listed under open-bank assistance.

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