Mergers by Year
Bank Mergers in 1972
114 banks were acquired or merged into another institution in 1972, according to the Federal Reserve's National Information Center (NIC). NIC recorded 125 merger records in 1972 against 99 in 1971.
114
Banks acquired
NIC, banks as the acquired side
0
Credit unions merged
NIC, credit unions as the acquired side
4
Holding companies
Bank holding companies merged
Largest bank mergers of 1972
Ranked by the acquired bank's total assets at its last call report before the effective date.
| Effective | Acquired bank | Assets | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1972 | Bank of Ridgeland | — | American Bank & Trust |
| Dec 30, 1972 | The First National Bank of Meshoppen | — | United Penn Bank |
| Dec 30, 1972 | Maben Home Bank | — | Peoples Bank |
| Dec 30, 1972 | Continental Bank | — | Allied Bank of Texas |
| Dec 30, 1972 | Bank of Cowlitz County | — | Bank of the West |
| Dec 30, 1972 | American Bank & Trust | — | American Bank & Trust |
| Dec 30, 1972 | First Bank and Trust Company of Haverhill | — | Bank of New England - Bay State, National Association |
| Dec 29, 1972 | North State Bank | — | Bank of North Carolina, National Association |
| Dec 23, 1972 | Suburban Trust Company | — | The National Bank of New Jersey |
| Dec 16, 1972 | The Bank of New Bern | — | Bank of America, N.A. |
| Dec 4, 1972 | The Nortonville Bank | — | Peoples Bank and Trust Company |
| Dec 1, 1972 | Commercial Bank & Trust Company | — | First National Bank |
| Nov 30, 1972 | The Bank of North Lewisburg Company | — | The Citizens National Bank of Urbana |
| Nov 25, 1972 | Ethan Allen National Bank | — | Vermont National Bank |
| Nov 20, 1972 | Middletown Banking Company | — | Community State Bank and Trust Company |
Every merger recorded in 1972
125 NIC merger records in 1972 involve a bank, credit union or bank holding company on at least one side, newest first.
| Date | Acquired institution | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1972 | Bank of Hobbsville | Bank of North Carolina, National Association |
| Sep 5, 1972 | North Davis Bank | Wells Fargo Trust Company, N.A. |
| Sep 1, 1972 | Peoples Bank of Durant | Merchants and Farmers Bank |
| Sep 1, 1972 | Lumberton State Bank | First Mississippi National Bank |
| Sep 1, 1972 | Elmer Bank and Trust Company | Midlantic National Bank/South |
| Aug 19, 1972 | The First National Bank of Hightstown | Fidelity Union Bank, National Association |
| Aug 17, 1972 | Industrial-Commercial Bank | Peoples Bank & Trust Company |
| Aug 16, 1972 | The Johnstown Bank | The First National Bank of Newark |
| Aug 1, 1972 | Planters Bank | Liberty National Bank of Madisonville |
| Jul 29, 1972 | The Farmers Bank | Bank of America, N.A. |
| Jul 17, 1972 | The Athens National Bank | Northern Central Bank |
| Jul 17, 1972 | The Farmers National Bank of Ephrata | Susquehanna Bank |
| Jul 16, 1972 | Bothell State Bank | U.S. Bank of Washington, National Association |
| Jul 14, 1972 | (unnamed) | United States National Bank |
| Jul 3, 1972 | The State Savings Bank of Harrison | First of America Bank-Mid-Michigan |
| Jul 1, 1972 | The First National Bank of Edmeston | Central National Bank, Canajoharie |
| Jul 1, 1972 | The United National Bank of Bergen County | Hudson United Bank |
| Jul 1, 1972 | The First National Bank of Lebanon | Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Company |
| Jul 1, 1972 | Bank of Philadelphia | Jefferson National Bank |
| Jul 1, 1972 | The Waddington Bank | Jefferson National Bank |
| Jul 1, 1972 | The First National Bank of Oley | National Penn Bank |
| Jul 1, 1972 | The Bradford National Bank | First Laurel Bank |
| Jun 30, 1972 | Savings Institution of Sandy Spring | Sandy Spring Bank |
| Jun 30, 1972 | American National Bank | Tracy-Collins Bank and Trust Company |
| Jun 28, 1972 | The First National Bank of Painted Post | Central Trust Company |
| Jun 28, 1972 | North Bloomfield Banking Company | Bank One, Youngstown, National Association |
| Jun 24, 1972 | Ridgefield Park Trust Company | First Fidelity Bank, National Association, County |
| Jun 10, 1972 | Community Bank | First National Bank & Trust Co., Washington, Pa. |
| Jun 5, 1972 | The First National Bank of Intercourse | Susquehanna Bank |
| Jun 2, 1972 | Citizens State Bank | The Citizens Central Bank |
| Jun 1, 1972 | Bank of Batesville | Union Planters Bank of Northwest Mississippi |
| Jun 1, 1972 | Peoples Bank & Trust Compamy | First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. |
| May 20, 1972 | The First National Bank of Upland | (unnamed) |
| May 19, 1972 | Industrial Bank of Savannah | First Bank of Savannah |
| May 9, 1972 | Chatham Savings Bank | Savannah Bank & Trust Company of Savannah |
| May 7, 1972 | Economy Bank of Ambridge | Equibank |
| May 6, 1972 | Carolina Bank of Commerce | Bank of America, N.A. |
| May 6, 1972 | Bank of Winston-Salem | Bank of North Carolina, National Association |
| May 6, 1972 | Royal National Bank of New York | Security National Bank |
| May 1, 1972 | Dime Savings Society of Marietta | The Dime Bank |
| May 1, 1972 | First National Bank of Ralston | Citizens & Northern Bank |
| May 1, 1972 | Commercial National Bank of San Leandro | Bank of the West |
| May 1, 1972 | Belle Center Banking Company | The Huntington National Bank of Bellefontaine |
| Apr 29, 1972 | The State Bank of Eastern Pennsylvania | Summit Bank |
| Apr 19, 1972 | Fidelity Bank | (unnamed) |
| Apr 3, 1972 | Keansburg-Middletown National Bank | United Counties Trust Company |
| Apr 3, 1972 | The Bank of Virginia of the Southwest | Bank of Virginia, N.A. |
| Apr 1, 1972 | The Chenango County National Bank and Trust Company of Norwich | First-City National Bank of Binghamton, N. Y. |
| Mar 20, 1972 | Oroville State Bank | Security Pacific Bank Washington, N.A. |
| Mar 18, 1972 | Olympic National Bank | U.S. Bank of Washington, National Association |
Bank mergers by year
Source: Federal Reserve National Information Center (NIC) transformations, type "merger". A record counts when a bank, credit union or bank holding company is on at least one side. NIC also logs internal consolidations, such as a subsidiary bank folded into a sister bank, so a record is not always an arm's-length deal. Asset figures come from FFIEC call reports (banks) and NCUA 5300 call reports (credit unions). Credit union mergers appear in the NIC records from 2013 on.
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