Mergers by Year
Bank Mergers in 1981
The Federal Reserve's National Information Center (NIC) recorded 703 merger records involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company in 1981. 462 had a bank as the acquired institution. Many acquired parties in this period are not classified as banks, credit unions or holding companies, so the bank count understates the year; the full list is below. NIC recorded 353 in 1980.
462
Banks acquired
NIC, banks as the acquired side
0
Credit unions merged
NIC, credit unions as the acquired side
9
Holding companies
Bank holding companies merged
Largest bank mergers of 1981
Ranked by the acquired bank's total assets at its last call report before the effective date.
| Effective | Acquired bank | Assets | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1981 | Southeast Bank of Tampa | — | Southeast Bank, N.A. |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Southeast Bank of Winter Haven | — | Southeast Bank, N.A. |
| Dec 31, 1981 | The Citizens and Southern Bank of Cobb County | — | NationsBank, National Association (South) |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Central Bank of Tuscaloosa, National Association | — | BBVA USA |
| Dec 31, 1981 | First FS&LA of Pickens Cou | — | Phenix FS&LA F.A. |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Southeast Bank of Jacksonville | — | Southeast Bank, N.A. |
| Dec 31, 1981 | The Morrisville Bank | — | Bucks County Bank and Trust Company |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Central Bank of St. Clair County | — | BBVA USA |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Liberty National Bank | — | Valley National Bank |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Central Bank of Walker County | — | BBVA USA |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Southeast First National Bank of Fort Pierce | — | Southeast Bank, N.A. |
| Dec 31, 1981 | The Citizens and Southern Bank of Clayton County | — | NationsBank, National Association (South) |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Southeast National Bank of Naples | — | Southeast Bank, N.A. |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Central Bank of Alabama, National Association | — | BBVA USA |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Southeast National Bank of Bradenton | — | Southeast Bank, N.A. |
Every merger recorded in 1981
703 NIC merger records in 1981 involve a bank, credit union or bank holding company on at least one side, newest first.
| Date | Acquired institution | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 1981 | Guaranty Bancorporation | Guaranty Bancorporation |
| Feb 28, 1981 | Central TX Baptist Cu | Members Choice of Central Texas Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 27, 1981 | Highland Park Municipal Federal Credit Union | Motor City Co-Op Credit Union |
| Feb 27, 1981 | First City Bank | United California Bank |
| Feb 26, 1981 | Atu Employees Federal Credit Union | Hanscom Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 26, 1981 | Bcuc Employees Federal Credit Union | Unified People's Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 26, 1981 | Royal Detroit Federal Credit Union | Motor City Co-Op Credit Union |
| Feb 26, 1981 | Fort Devens Federal Credit Union | Service Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 26, 1981 | Goodrich-Troy Credit Union | B F G Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 24, 1981 | American Federal Savings & Loan Association of Erlanger | Columbia Federal Savings Bank |
| Feb 19, 1981 | Heritage Federal Savings and Loan Association | First Federal Bank for Savings of Northern Kentucky |
| Feb 13, 1981 | Parker Square Savings & Loan Association | United Savings Association of Texas |
| Feb 13, 1981 | Pulaski Federal Savings and Loan Association of St. Robert | City National Savings Bank, FSB |
| Feb 9, 1981 | First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Mankato | TCF National Bank |
| Feb 9, 1981 | Franklin Savings Association | Avondale Federal Savings Bank |
| Feb 5, 1981 | Citizen Savings and Loan Association | Olympic Savings and Loan Association |
| Feb 2, 1981 | Sauk Prairie Savings and Loan Association | Life Savings and Loan Association of America |
| Feb 2, 1981 | Landmark Savings Association | Landmark Savings Association |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Hazel Park Public Employees Federal Credit Union | Rome Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Ozark Building and Loan Association of Ozark Missouri | Great Southern Bank |
| Feb 1, 1981 | First FS&LA of Arab | Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association, F. A. |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Eagle Federal Savings and Loan Association of Worthington | Charter One Bank, National Association |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Methodist Hospital Employees' Credit Union | Healthcare Associates Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Cohanzick Building & Loan Association | Colonial Bank, FSB |
| Feb 1, 1981 | The First National Bank of Watervliet | Fifth Third Bank, Indiana |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Vinton Investment Company | Farmers Savings Bank & Trust-Vinton |
| Feb 1, 1981 | Peoples Building and Loan Company | Park View Federal Savings Bank |
| Jan 31, 1981 | Marshallton Savings & Loan Association | Aurora Bank FSB |
| Jan 31, 1981 | First National Bank in Greene | Keybank National Association |
| Jan 31, 1981 | Bank of Olympia | Puget Sound Bank |
| Jan 31, 1981 | Bankers Trust of Binghamton | (unnamed) |
| Jan 30, 1981 | Pamsong Federal Credit Union | County Federal Credit Union the |
| Jan 30, 1981 | IBM Owego Employees Federal Credit Union | Visions Federal Credit Union |
| Jan 30, 1981 | Veterans (South Portland) Federal Credit Union | Town & Country Federal Credit Union |
| Jan 29, 1981 | I P M Employees Credit Union | Meadows Credit Union |
| Jan 23, 1981 | Yosemite Savings and Loan Association | Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Jan 23, 1981 | First National Bank and Trust Company of Riviera Beach | Southeast Bank |
| Jan 23, 1981 | First National Bank of Palm Beach Gardens | Southeast Bank |
| Jan 23, 1981 | Jensen Beach Bank | Southeast Bank |
| Jan 23, 1981 | Citizens Bank of Palm Beach County | Southeast Bank |
| Jan 20, 1981 | Franklin Federal Savings and Loan Association | First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Pittsburgh |
| Jan 19, 1981 | Home Savings Association | First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Minneapolis |
| Jan 19, 1981 | Atlas Savings and Loan Association | Progressive-Home Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Jan 16, 1981 | Tom Green County Cu | 1st Community Federal Credit Union |
| Jan 15, 1981 | The Millersport Bank Company | The Central Trust Company |
| Jan 14, 1981 | Fenway Colleges Federal Credit Union | Tremont Credit Union |
| Jan 13, 1981 | Timonium Federal Savings and Loan Association | Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Brooklyn |
| Jan 9, 1981 | Barnesville Savings & Loan Association | Metropolitan Federal Savings Bank |
| Jan 7, 1981 | Willamette Savings and Loan Association | American Savings and Loan Association, a Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Jan 5, 1981 | DSH Employees Federal Credit Union | Triangle Credit Union, Inc. |
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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