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Bank Failures in Pennsylvania

66 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Pennsylvania have failed since 1934. The most recent was Republic Bank on April 26, 2024. The worst year was 1942, with 9 failures. Failed banks held $28.34B in assets at closing.

66
Failures
1934 to 2024
$28.34B
Failed assets
At closing
$3.39B
Estimated DIF loss
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Largest bank failures in Pennsylvania

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Apr 26, 2024 Republic Bank Philadelphia $5.87B Fulton Bank, N.A.
Jan 11, 1990 Atlantic Financial Savings Bala Cynwyd $5.30B Branch sale
Dec 11, 1992 Meritor Savings Bank Philadelphia $4.13B Mellon Bank National Ass
Jan 4, 1991 First FS & La of Pittsburg Pittsburgh $3.09B PNC Interim FSB
Mar 9, 1989 Hill Financial Sa Red Hill $3.00B Meridian Financial Sa, F.A.
Jun 8, 1989 Horizon Financial, F.A. Southampton $2.49B Branch sale
Mar 15, 1991 Bell Federal Savings Upper Darby $850.6M Meridian Bank
Jun 4, 1992 Home Unity Federal Lafayette Hill $684.8M Branch sale
Oct 26, 2012 Nova Bank Berwyn $444.7M —
Apr 5, 1990 Colony Savings Bank, FSB Monaca $427.5M Branch sale

Pennsylvania bank failures by year

Year Failures Failed assets
2024 1 $5.87B
2016 1 $103.3M
2014 1 $63.5M
2012 2 $464.0M
2011 1 $46.8M
2010 2 $219.2M
2009 1 $12.9M
2007 1 $15.8M
2003 1 $8.5M
1996 1 $40.4M
1992 6 $5.07B
1991 7 $4.60B
1990 4 $5.95B
1989 4 $5.81B
1987 1 $14.7M
1976 1 $13.7M
1970 1 $10.8M
1962 1 —
1953 1 $1.4M
1951 1 $2.9M
1950 1 $638K
1947 1 $1.7M
1944 1 $1.7M
1943 1 $5.2M
1942 9 —
1941 3 $1.3M
1940 4 $2.7M
1939 1 $952K
1938 1 —
1937 2 $397K
1935 2 $5.2M
1934 1 $1.4M

Every bank failure in Pennsylvania

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Mar 14, 1942 The First National Bank of Weatherly Weatherly — —
Jan 17, 1942 Providence Bank Scranton — —
Dec 22, 1941 The Franklin Trust Co. Franklin — —
Dec 22, 1941 The Lamberton National Bank of Franklin Franklin — —
Apr 12, 1941 The Keswick National Bank of Glenside Glenside $1.3M —
Jul 2, 1940 Kane Trust and Savings Bank Kane $915K —
Apr 27, 1940 The First National Bank of Bally Bally — —
Apr 4, 1940 Blairsville Savings and Trust Company Blairsville $1.8M —
Jan 13, 1940 Integrity Trust Company Philadelphia — —
Feb 4, 1939 The Coudersport Trust Company Coudersport $952K —
Dec 17, 1938 Boiling Springs State Bank Boiling Springs — —
Oct 22, 1937 The Nescopeck National Bank Nescopeck $397K —
Jun 5, 1937 The First National Bank of Mahanoy City Mahanoy City — —
Nov 16, 1935 E. P. Wilbur Trust Company Bethlehem — —
Sep 28, 1935 The Commercial National Bank of Bradford Bradford $5.2M —
Apr 19, 1934 Bank of America Trust Co. Pittsburgh $1.4M —

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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