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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1981 | Hi Flier Employees Credit Union | Land of Lincoln Credit Union |
| Sep 10, 1981 | University FS&LA | Florida Federal Savings Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 9, 1981 | Danville Producers Dairy Credit Union | First Illinois Credit Union |
| Sep 9, 1981 | W W Young Employees Credit Union | Sherwin Williams Employees Credit Union |
| Sep 8, 1981 | Franklin Society Federal Savings and Loan Association | First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester |
| Sep 8, 1981 | West Side Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City | Granite Bank, Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 7, 1981 | The First Trust Bank | The First National Bank of St. Joseph |
| Sep 5, 1981 | First Federal Savings and Loan Association | Heritage Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Sep 5, 1981 | The First National Bank and Trust Company of Western Maryland | Allfirst Bank |
| Sep 4, 1981 | Chinatown Federal Savings and Loan Association | United Commercial Bank |
| Sep 4, 1981 | The Brownstown National Bank | Meridian Bank |
| Sep 4, 1981 | Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association | Granite Bank, Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 3, 1981 | Southwest Savings and Loan Association | Abq Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 3, 1981 | Valley Teamsters Credit Union | Solarity Credit Union |
| Sep 2, 1981 | C C H Federal Credit Union | Bar-Cons Federal Credit Union |
| Sep 1, 1981 | The Citizens Savings Bank | First State Bank |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Gulf FS&LA | Florida Federal Savings Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 1, 1981 | United Savings and Loan Association | Beacon Federal Savings Association |
| Sep 1, 1981 | First Federal Savings and Loan Association | Firstsouth Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Sep 1, 1981 | (unnamed) | First American Bank of Maryland |
| Sep 1, 1981 | First Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Diego | Coast Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Jackson HMSTD Assn | Pelican HMSTD & Sa |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Security Savings and Loan Association | Pacific First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank Washington |
| Sep 1, 1981 | First St S&LC | Heritage Federal Bank for Savings |
| Sep 1, 1981 | New Hope Savings & Loan Association | First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bucks Co |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Columbus Savings and Loan Association | Citizens Federal Bank, F.S.B., a Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 1, 1981 | State Bank and Trust Company of Lake County | National City Bank of Columbus |
| Sep 1, 1981 | First FS&LA | Home Federal Bank of Tennessee |
| Sep 1, 1981 | The Citizens Central Bank | Central Trust Company |
| Sep 1, 1981 | American Safety Savings and Loan Association, Inc. | United Savings Bank |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Enterprise Loan and Building Association | Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Nebraska |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Alva Savings and Loan Association | State Federal Savings Association |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan Association | The Fifth Third Savings Bank of Western Kentucky, F.S.B. |
| Sep 1, 1981 | First Financial Savings and Loan Association | First Financial Savings Bank, Inc. |
| Sep 1, 1981 | First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Arizona | Merabank Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Commonwealth Federal Savings and Loan Association | Superior Bank, FSB |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Whitaker St Joseph Credit Union | Goetz Credit Union |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Harpeth S&LA | Heritage Federal Bank for Savings |
| Sep 1, 1981 | Walter E Heller Factors Inc | Walter E. Heller International Corporation |
| Sep 1, 1981 | The First National of Mendocino County Building Corporation | Westamerica Bank |
| Aug 31, 1981 | Electric Steel Castings Employees Federal Credit Union | Link Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 31, 1981 | The Loramie Banking Company | Star Bank, National Association, Sidney |
| Aug 31, 1981 | (unnamed) | National Bank of Commerce of Birmingham |
| Aug 31, 1981 | Heritage FS&LA of Tifton | Decatur Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Aug 31, 1981 | Renner Employees Federal Credit Union | Link Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 31, 1981 | State Health Employees Credit Union | Commonwealth Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 31, 1981 | Mahwah S&LA | Carteret Federal Savings Bank |
| Aug 31, 1981 | Tuscola Federal Credit Union | Team One Credit Union |
| Aug 29, 1981 | Pan America Federal Savings and Loan Association | First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Arizona |
| Aug 29, 1981 | First Stamford Bank and Trust Company | People's United 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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