Mergers by Year
Bank Mergers in 1985
The Federal Reserve's National Information Center (NIC) recorded 1,032 merger records involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company in 1985. 401 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 953 in 1984.
401
Banks acquired
NIC, banks as the acquired side
0
Credit unions merged
NIC, credit unions as the acquired side
104
Holding companies
Bank holding companies merged
Largest bank mergers of 1985
Ranked by the acquired bank's total assets at its last call report before the effective date.
| Effective | Acquired bank | Assets | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1985 | The Citizens and Southern Bank of West Georgia | — | NationsBank, National Association (South) |
| Dec 31, 1985 | The Citizens and Southern Newnan Bank | — | NationsBank, National Association (South) |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Gwinnett Bank & Trust Company | — | First Georgia Bank |
| Dec 31, 1985 | City Bank & Trust Company of Lincoln | — | Havelock Bank |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Bank of Boston Trust Company of Arizona | — | Chase Trust Company of Arizona |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Manufacturers Hanover, National Association | — | Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company |
| Dec 31, 1985 | The Citizens and Southern Bank of Dublin | — | NationsBank, National Association (South) |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Northern Michigan Bank of Marquette | — | Northern Michigan Bank & Trust |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Western Community Bank, National Association | — | Western Community Bank |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Sioux City | — | Vantus Bank |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Northern Michigan Bank of Kingsford | — | Northern Michigan Bank & Trust |
| Dec 31, 1985 | The Citizens and Southern Bank of Thomaston | — | NationsBank, National Association (South) |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Wellington Colorado Industrial Bank | — | Fort Collins Colorado Industrial Bank |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Georgia State Bank | — | First Union Bank of Augusta |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Western Ohio National Bank & Trust Company | — | Heritage National Bank and Trust Company |
Every merger recorded in 1985
1,032 NIC merger records in 1985 involve a bank, credit union or bank holding company on at least one side, newest first.
| Date | Acquired institution | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1985 | Lewis Federal Savings and Loan Association | Sterling Savings Bank |
| Nov 4, 1985 | National Bank of Wyalusing | PS Bank |
| Nov 4, 1985 | Hamblen County Educational Credit Union | Ten Credit Union |
| Nov 4, 1985 | Commercial State Bank | Horicon Bank |
| Nov 2, 1985 | Chem Workers Federal Credit Union | Star Financial Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Saginaw-West Catholic Credit Union | Amalgamated Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | The Mercantile Bank of Canada | National Bank of Canada |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Bridgerland Credit Union | Usu Charter Federal Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | (unnamed) | Old Stone Federal Savings Bank |
| Nov 1, 1985 | HCC Elyria Federal Credit Union | Community Star Credit Union, Inc. |
| Nov 1, 1985 | (unnamed) | The Chase Manhattan Bank of Maryland |
| Nov 1, 1985 | The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Bethpage, Tenn. | First American National Bank |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Mecklenburg County Credit Union | Skyla Federal Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan Association | Equitable Federal Savings Bank |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Society National Bank of Mid-Ohio | Trustcorp Company |
| Nov 1, 1985 | (unnamed) | The Chase Manhattan Bank of Maryland |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Scioto Bank | Society Bank |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Heritage Bank of West Bend | M&I First National Bank |
| Nov 1, 1985 | (unnamed) | Westamerica Bank |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Lagc Empl Fcu | Advancial Federal Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Jackson Postal Federal Credit Union | True Community Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Aluminum & Magnesium, Inc., Employees Credit Union, Inc. | Trupartner Credit Union, Inc. |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Mellon Bank (Central) National Association | Mellon Bank (Central) N.A. |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Baton Rouge Savings and Loan Association | Pelican HMSTD & Sa |
| Nov 1, 1985 | First Community Bank - Upshur National | (unnamed) |
| Nov 1, 1985 | (unnamed) | The Bank of Massachusetts, Inc. d/b/a/ Century Bank/Suffolk |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Granby Credit Union | Polish National Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Nephi Community Credit Union | Nephi Western Employees Federal Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Society National Bank of Northwest Ohio | Society Bank of Northwest Ohio |
| Nov 1, 1985 | First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Duluth | Midwest Savings Association Federal Association |
| Nov 1, 1985 | North-East Workers Credit Union | Affinity Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Brookevale Employees Federal Credit Union | Mon Valley Community Federal Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | Frenchs Shelley Employees Federal Credit Union | Frontier Credit Union |
| Nov 1, 1985 | The New Enterprise Bank | Mid-State Bank and Trust Company |
| Oct 31, 1985 | Fifth Third Bank of Miami Valley | Fifth Third Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 31, 1985 | S F E Federal Credit Union | American Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 31, 1985 | Teamsters Local 650 Credit Union | Veridian Credit Union |
| Oct 31, 1985 | NC Federal Credit Union | Cascade Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 30, 1985 | Newport Police & Fireman Credit Union, Inc. | C & O United Credit Union |
| Oct 28, 1985 | Mobil (East Providence) Employees Federal Credit Union | Community & Teachers Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 26, 1985 | First Alabama Bank of Lee County, N.A. | Regions Bank |
| Oct 26, 1985 | Oneonta Plains Federal Credit Union | Sidney Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 25, 1985 | Sheraton Baton Rouge Federal Credit Union | Allied Plastics Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 22, 1985 | Ingersoll-Rand Roanoke Federal Credit Union | Member One Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 21, 1985 | National Bank of Joliet | First Midwest Bank/Joliet, National Association |
| Oct 20, 1985 | Cherokee Educators Fcu | Credit Union of Georgia |
| Oct 19, 1985 | The First National Bank of Milton | Commonwealth Bank |
| Oct 18, 1985 | NCNB National Bank of Florida | NationsBank of Florida, National Association |
| Oct 18, 1985 | The Portland National Bank | First Eastern Bank, National Association |
| Oct 18, 1985 | NCNB National Bank of Florida | NationsBank of Florida, 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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