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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1972 | Bank of Gouverneur | Community Bank, N.A. |
| Mar 18, 1972 | The First National Bank of Woodstown | First Peoples Bank of New Jersey |
| Mar 15, 1972 | Carlen Realty Company | NCNB Bancorporation, Inc. |
| Mar 11, 1972 | San Joaquin Valley National Bank | American National Bank |
| Mar 1, 1972 | The Tanners National Bank of Catskill | The Bank of New York, Albany |
| Feb 26, 1972 | Trenton Trust Company | Constellation Bank, National Association |
| Feb 22, 1972 | American Bank | Meridian Bank |
| Feb 19, 1972 | The Clinton Bank | Equitable Bank, National Association |
| Feb 11, 1972 | Magnolia Liquor Company, Inc. | Barnett Banks, Inc. |
| Jan 22, 1972 | The Banner Elk Bank | Bank of America, N.A. |
| Jan 15, 1972 | Citizens National Bank of South Jersey | Citizens National Bank of South Jersey |
| Jan 6, 1972 | Peoples Bank of Thornville | The Perry County Bank |
| Jan 3, 1972 | First State Bank | Wachovia Bank, National Association |
| Jan 3, 1972 | McColl State Bank | American Bank & Trust |
| Jan 3, 1972 | Citizens Savings Bank, Magnolia, Mississippi | First Bank |
| Jan 3, 1972 | The Commercial Bank | American Bank & Trust |
| Jan 3, 1972 | Bergholz St BK Co | Sky Bank |
| Jan 3, 1972 | Farmers & Merchants Bank | First National Bank |
| Jan 3, 1972 | Savings and Loan Banking Company | National City Bank, Norwalk |
| Jan 1, 1972 | Dominion Bank | Dominion Bank of Northern Virginia, National Association |
| Jan 1, 1972 | Waltham Citizens National Bank | Shawmut Community Bank, National Association |
| Jan 1, 1972 | The South East National Bank of Chicago | Associated Bank Chicago |
| Jan 1, 1972 | (unnamed) | Wells Fargo Bank Alaska, National Association |
| Jan 1, 1972 | First National Bank at Patton | First Commonwealth Bank |
| Jan 1, 1972 | Newton National Bank | Shawmut Community Bank, 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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