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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1981 | First Financial Savings and Loan Association of Greater Des Moines | First Financial Savings Bank |
| Nov 1, 1981 | First Federal Savings & Loan Association | San Antonio Savings Association, Federal Association |
| Oct 31, 1981 | Coastal Bankshares, Inc. | Synovus Financial Corp. |
| Oct 31, 1981 | Perpetual Savings and Loan Association | Homefed Bank, Federal Association |
| Oct 31, 1981 | Greyhound Employees Credit Union | Northwood Credit Union |
| Oct 31, 1981 | Home Savings Bank of Upstate New York | Home and City Savings Bank |
| Oct 30, 1981 | Raf Credit Union | Kansas Teachers Community Credit Union |
| Oct 29, 1981 | Whirlpool Fort Smith Division Federal Credit Union | United Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 28, 1981 | The Merchants National Bank of Mobile | First Alabama Bank of Mobile, National Assoication |
| Oct 28, 1981 | Universal Bleacher Company Employees Credit Union | Central Illinois Credit Union |
| Oct 27, 1981 | Merchants National Building Corporation | The Merchants National Bank of Mobile |
| Oct 26, 1981 | Security Savings and Loan Association | Security Federal Savings, Federal Savings Bank |
| Oct 26, 1981 | Landmark Savings and Loan Association | Standard Federal Bank |
| Oct 24, 1981 | Henderson City Federal Credit Union | Create Credit Union |
| Oct 22, 1981 | Lafayette Federal Savings and Loan Association | United Postal Savings Association |
| Oct 21, 1981 | Sacramento City Empl Credit Union | The Golden 1 Credit Union |
| Oct 21, 1981 | Mozart Savings Association | Parkvale Savings Bank |
| Oct 20, 1981 | Peninsula Postal Federal Credit Union | Langley Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 16, 1981 | Presidential Co-Op | Granite Co-Operative Bank |
| Oct 15, 1981 | Pan American Savings and Loan Association | Pan American Federal Savings Bank |
| Oct 13, 1981 | Poser Empl Fcu | Alabama Central Credit Union |
| Oct 10, 1981 | BayBank Winchester Trust Company | BayBank, National Association |
| Oct 10, 1981 | Baybank Middlesex | BayBank, National Association |
| Oct 7, 1981 | Vamc Dallas Cu | Texas Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 7, 1981 | Reserve Savings and Loan Association | Hyde Park Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago |
| Oct 5, 1981 | Bancroft Martin Employees Federal Credit Union | Town & Country Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 5, 1981 | Independence National Bank | Truist Bank |
| Oct 1, 1981 | The Burlington County National Bank | Midlantic National Bank/South |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Community Bank of Pinellas | Southeast Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Carolina Federal Savings and Loan Association | First Federal Savings Bank |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Lincoln Roberts Dairy and Milk Haulers Employees Credit Union | First Nebraska Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Geneva Savings and Loan Association | Regency Savings Bank, A FSB |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Home Savings and Loan Association | Citizens Federal Bank, F.S.B., a Federal Savings Bank |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Salem Building and Loan Association | Home Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Bay Federal Savings and Loan Association | TCF National Bank Wisconsin |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Naperville Federal Savings and Loan Association | Regency Savings Bank, A FSB |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Hickman Federal Savings and Loan Association | First Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Oct 1, 1981 | First Federal Savings & Loan Association | Olney Sa |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Naval Supply Center Federal Credit Union | North Island Financial Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1981 | IBM Great Lakes Federal Credit Union | Usalliance Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Saint Jude Hospital Federal Credit Union | Health Associates Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Merchants & Planters Bank | First National Bank of Holmes County |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Kaweah Savings and Loan Association | Great American Federal Savings Association |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Pecos Savings & Loan Association | Richardson Savings & Loan Association |
| Oct 1, 1981 | American FS&LA | Fulton Federal Savings Association |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Dutel Credit Union | Iowa Community Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Mercury Savings, a Federal Savings and Loan Association | Mercury Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Lemon Products Federal Credit Union | Sunkist Employees Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1981 | The First and Merchants National Bank of Radford | Crestar Bank |
| Oct 1, 1981 | Peoples National Bank of Groveton | Northway Bank |
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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