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Mergers by Year

Bank Mergers in 1973

96 banks were acquired or merged into another institution in 1973, according to the Federal Reserve's National Information Center (NIC). NIC recorded 101 merger records in 1973 against 125 in 1972.

96
Banks acquired
NIC, banks as the acquired side
0
Credit unions merged
NIC, credit unions as the acquired side
3
Holding companies
Bank holding companies merged
101
All merger records
1973 in US banking ›

Largest bank mergers of 1973

Ranked by the acquired bank's total assets at its last call report before the effective date.

Effective Acquired bank State Assets Acquirer
Dec 31, 1973 The Liberty National Bank of Pittston PA — Summit Bank
Dec 31, 1973 Houston State Bank MS — Union Planters Bank of Mississippi
Dec 31, 1973 Charter Bank CA — United California Bank
Dec 31, 1973 Imperial Valley National Bank CA — (unnamed)
Dec 31, 1973 The First Citizens Bank OH — Bank One, Middletown
Dec 31, 1973 The Citizens National Bank of Newport PA — CCNB Bank, National Association
Dec 31, 1973 Lincoln Bank CA — SMBC Manubank
Dec 31, 1973 The Security Bank SC — First National Bank of South Carolina
Dec 29, 1973 Tri-Valley National Bank PA — Meridian Bank
Dec 17, 1973 National Bank of Agriculture CA — American National Bank
Dec 12, 1973 Bank of Elizabethtown NC — Wachovia Bank, National Association
Dec 7, 1973 The Farmers State Bank of Lyons Ohio OH — The Peoples Savings Bank Company
Dec 1, 1973 Bank of Commerce of Poplarville MS — Hancock Whitney Bank
Dec 1, 1973 The Amelia State Bank OH — First National Bank of Clermont County
Dec 1, 1973 Pascack Valley Bank and Trust Company NJ — Citizens First National Bank of New Jersey

Biggest bank failures by assets ›

Every merger recorded in 1973

101 NIC merger records in 1973 involve a bank, credit union or bank holding company on at least one side, newest first.

Date Acquired institution State Acquirer
Jul 1, 1973 The National Bank of Schuylerville NY Arrow Bank N.A.
Jun 30, 1973 Bank of Acworth GA Barnett Bank of Atlanta
Jun 29, 1973 United Bancshares of Florida, Inc. FL Flagship Banks, Inc.
Jun 22, 1973 Chesaning State Bank MI First of America Bank - Frankenmuth
Jun 13, 1973 (unnamed) — The Citizens Bank
Jun 1, 1973 The Stockwell State Bank IN Bank One, Lafayette, National Association
Jun 1, 1973 Bank of Vernal UT Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Jun 1, 1973 Amoskeag Trust Company N.A. NH Amoskeag National Bank & Trust Company
May 23, 1973 Allenton State Bank WI Bank Wisconsin
May 12, 1973 First National Bank of Moorestown NJ First National Bank of South Jersey
May 1, 1973 The Leola National Bank PA Fulton Bank, N.A.
Apr 30, 1973 First Citizens National Bank PA Northern Central Bank
Apr 14, 1973 The National Bank of Palisades Park NJ Midlantic National Bank/North
Apr 7, 1973 Citronelle State Bank AL The Merchants National Bank of Mobile
Apr 2, 1973 The First National Bank of Marietta PA Susquehanna Bank
Apr 2, 1973 Bank of Commerce TX Texas Commerce Bank - Corpus Christi, National Association
Apr 2, 1973 National Union Bank of New Jersey NJ The Bank of New York
Apr 1, 1973 The First National Bank of Girard OH Bank One, Youngstown, National Association
Apr 1, 1973 Murray State Bank UT KeyBank National Association
Apr 1, 1973 Modale Savings Bank IA Mercantile Bank of the Bluffs
Apr 1, 1973 Parker State Bank SD Wells Fargo Bank South Dakota, N.A.
Mar 31, 1973 The Peoples National Bank of Barre VT First Vermont Bank , National Association
Mar 31, 1973 The Berwick Bank PA United Penn Bank
Mar 31, 1973 The First National Bank of Nelson County at Lovingston VA National Bank and Trust Company
Mar 10, 1973 State Bank of Morton WA Puget Sound Bank
Mar 10, 1973 Orting State Bank WA Puget Sound Bank
Mar 10, 1973 Citizens Bank and Trust Co. NC Bank of America, N.A.
Mar 10, 1973 Eatonville State Bank WA Puget Sound Bank
Mar 8, 1973 Bank of Macon MS The Citizens National Bank of Meridian
Mar 6, 1973 Highland Village State Bank TX First City Bank of Highland Village
Mar 5, 1973 Green Ridge Bank PA Penn Security Bank and Trust Company
Mar 1, 1973 Montgomery County Trust Company NY (unnamed)
Mar 1, 1973 Progress National Bank of Toledo OH Sky Bank-Mid AM Region
Mar 1, 1973 Merchants & Planters Bank SC First Union National Bank of South Carolina
Feb 13, 1973 The First National Bank of Morris NY Wilber National Bank
Feb 12, 1973 Woodlawn National Bank VA Clarendon Bank & Trust
Feb 10, 1973 The First National Bank of Winchendon MA Bank of New England-Worcester
Feb 5, 1973 Jefferson Savings Bank NY The Rochester Community Savings Bank
Feb 1, 1973 Ranchers Bank CA California Republic Bank
Feb 1, 1973 The Bank of Northampton NC Peoples Bank & Trust Company
Jan 27, 1973 The First National Bank of Coopersburg PA Merchants Bank, National Association
Jan 22, 1973 Hemlock State Bank MI NBD Saginaw
Jan 20, 1973 Northwest Bank of Indiana, National Associaton IN Bank One, Merrillville, National Association
Jan 20, 1973 Security Bank WA Old National Bank of Washington
Jan 16, 1973 Citizensbank National Associaton OH National Bank of Loveland
Jan 8, 1973 The First National Bank of Lock Haven PA Commonwealth Bank
Jan 2, 1973 Bank of Virginia-Tidewater VA Bank of Virginia-Eastern
Jan 2, 1973 Cassia National Bank ID First Interstate Bank of Idaho, National Association
Jan 1, 1973 First National Bank of Natick MA Guaranty-First Trust Company
Jan 1, 1973 Bank of Virginia - Potomac VA Bank of Virginia - Potomac

Bank mergers by year

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Year Merger records
2026 360
2025 433
2024 314
2023 363
2022 432
2021 437
2020 437
2019 547
2018 643
2017 608
2016 655
2015 766

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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