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Bank Failures in Maryland

32 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Maryland have failed since 1938. The most recent was NBRS Financial Bank on October 17, 2014. The worst year was 1992, with 5 failures. Failed banks held $10.27B in assets at closing.

32
Failures
1938 to 2014
$10.27B
Failed assets
At closing
$1.94B
Estimated DIF loss
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Largest bank failures in Maryland

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Oct 21, 1992 Standard FSB Gaithersburg $1.72B Branch sale
Dec 4, 1992 Second National, FSB Salisbury $1.57B Branch sale
Feb 7, 1989 Baltimore Federal Financial Baltimore $1.57B Household Bank, FSB
Apr 26, 1991 John Hanson FSB Beltsville $840.7M Branch sale
Jun 1, 1990 First Annapolis Savings Annapolis $720.1M Branch sale
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore $585.8M Household Bank, FSB
Nov 5, 2010 K Bank Randallstown $538.3M Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Aug 28, 2009 Bradford Bank Baltimore $451.9M Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Jan 30, 2009 Suburban Federal Savings Bank Crofton $347.4M Bank of Essex
Feb 9, 1990 Vermont Sa Timonium $334.9M First NB of MD

Maryland bank failures by year

Year Failures Failed assets
2014 2 $295.4M
2012 2 $325.5M
2010 4 $917.7M
2009 2 $799.3M
1992 5 $3.42B
1991 5 $1.08B
1990 3 $1.10B
1989 3 $2.22B
1987 1 $95.7M
1940 1 $190K
1939 1 —
1938 3 $893K

Every bank failure in Maryland

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Oct 17, 2014 NBRS Financial Bank Rising Sun $155.4M Howard Bank
May 30, 2014 Slavie Federal Savings Bank Bel Air $140.1M Bay Bank, FSB
Apr 27, 2012 Harvest Bank of Maryland Gaithersburg $163.0M Sonabank
Apr 27, 2012 Bank of the Eastern Shore Cambridge $162.5M —
Nov 5, 2010 K Bank Randallstown $538.3M Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Jul 9, 2010 Bay National Bank Baltimore $217.7M Bay Bank, FSB
Jul 9, 2010 Ideal Federal Savings Bank Baltimore $6.2M —
Mar 5, 2010 Waterfield Bank Germantown $155.6M —
Aug 28, 2009 Bradford Bank Baltimore $451.9M Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Jan 30, 2009 Suburban Federal Savings Bank Crofton $347.4M Bank of Essex
Dec 4, 1992 Second National, FSB Salisbury $1.57B Branch sale
Oct 21, 1992 Standard FSB Gaithersburg $1.72B Branch sale
Oct 16, 1992 Universal Bank Lanham $18.0M —
Aug 28, 1992 Potomac FSB Silver Spring $72.3M Maryland FS&LA
Feb 28, 1992 Irvington FSB Glen Burnie $43.8M Arundel FSB
May 10, 1991 The Washington Bank (Of Maryland) Baltimore $39.0M The First National Bank of
Apr 26, 1991 John Hanson FSB Beltsville $840.7M Branch sale
Apr 26, 1991 Augusta FSA Baltimore $151.3M Branch sale
Mar 22, 1991 Republic SB, FSB Rockville $26.4M First FSB of DE
Jan 4, 1991 Royal Oak FS & La Randallstown $27.3M Royal Oak SB, FSB
Jun 1, 1990 First Annapolis Savings Annapolis $720.1M Branch sale
Feb 9, 1990 Vermont Sa Timonium $334.9M First NB of MD
Feb 9, 1990 Liberty Savings Bank FSB Randallstown $49.5M Royal Oak SB, FSA
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore $585.8M Household Bank, FSB
Mar 2, 1989 Gibraltar S & L Assoc. Annapolis $71.8M Annapolis NB
Feb 7, 1989 Baltimore Federal Financial Baltimore $1.57B Household Bank, FSB
Mar 20, 1987 First FS&LA Hagerstown $95.7M —
Oct 4, 1940 Savings Bank of Nanticoke Nanticoke $190K —
Jan 21, 1939 The Hillsboro-Queen Anne Bank, Inc. Hillsboro — —
Dec 31, 1938 The Harford Bank Bel Air $893K —
Jul 23, 1938 Takoma Park Bank Takoma Park — —
Jul 1, 1938 Commercial Bank of Maryland Frederick — —

Source: FDIC failed-bank list. Counts are real closures by headquarters state; FDIC open-bank assistance transactions are not failures and are excluded. Assets and deposits are as reported at closing.

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