Mergers by Year

Bank Mergers in 1986

The Federal Reserve's National Information Center (NIC) recorded 983 merger records involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company in 1986. 404 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 1,032 in 1985.

404

Banks acquired

1 bought by a credit union

Credit unions merged

NIC, credit unions as the acquired side

102

Holding companies

Bank holding companies merged

983

All merger records

1986 in US banking ›

Largest bank mergers of 1986

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, 1986	Farmers Bank & Trust Company	TN	—	Security Bank and Trust Company
Dec 31, 1986	Citizens B&TC	LA	—	Louisiana National Bank
Dec 31, 1986	Capital Bank and Trust	SC	—	Southern National Bank of South Carolina
Dec 31, 1986	The Colonial Bank of Alabama	AL	—	Colonial Bank
Dec 31, 1986	First Palmetto State Bank and Trust Company	SC	—	Southern National Bank of South Carolina
Dec 31, 1986	The Northern Trust Company of Arizona	AZ	—	Northern Trust Bank, National Association
Dec 31, 1986	First National Bank in Palm Beach	FL	—	Southeast Bank, N.A.
Dec 31, 1986	The Nashville State Bank	IN	—	Trustcorp Bank Columbus, National Association
Dec 31, 1986	The Colonial Bank of North Alabama	AL	—	Colonial Bank
Dec 31, 1986	The Bridgeville Trust Company	PA	—	PNC Bank, N.A.
Dec 31, 1986	Gresham State Bank	NE	—	York State Bank
Dec 31, 1986	Valley Bank of Coal Valley	IL	—	Blackhawk Bank & Trust
Dec 31, 1986	Atlantic National Bank of Miami	FL	—	First Union National Bank of Florida
Dec 31, 1986	First Midwest Bank/Braidwood	IL	—	First Midwest Bank/Joliet, National Association
Dec 31, 1986	Centerre Bank of St. Peters National Association	MO	—	Centerre Bank N.A.

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Every merger recorded in 1986

983 NIC merger records in 1986 involve a bank, credit union or bank holding company on at least one side, newest first.

Date	Acquired institution	State	Acquirer
Dec 31, 1986	Gresham State Bank	NE	York State Bank
Dec 31, 1986	Newcentury Bank Corporation	MI	First of America Bank Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	Omnibank Corp.	MI	Omnibank Corp.
Dec 31, 1986	Long S Cattle Company	ND	Davidson Cattle Company
Dec 31, 1986	Philadelphia National Capital Corporation	PA	Corestates Financial Corp
Dec 31, 1986	Area Bancshares Corporation	KY	Area Bancshares Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	Blackhawk LTD	WI	Peoples State Bank
Dec 31, 1986	Baxley State Banking Company	GA	Suntrust Banks of Georgia, Inc.
Dec 31, 1986	American Holding Corporation	LA	Great American Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	Ambank Financial Services	LA	Great American Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	American Investment and Management Company	LA	Great American Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	First Palmetto Bancshares Corp.	SC	Truist Financial Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	NS&T Bankshares, Incorporated	DC	Crestar Financial Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	Union Trust Bancorp	MD	Signet Banking Corporation
Dec 31, 1986	Golden City Investment Company	MO	Marshfield Investment Company
Dec 31, 1986	The Lockhart Company	UT	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 1986	Baxley State Bank	GA	SunTrust Bank, Southeast Georgia, National Association
Dec 31, 1986	Snow Employees Federal Credit Union	NE	Greater Omaha Federal Credit Union
Dec 31, 1986	Education Employees Federal Credit Union	NY	Tonawanda Valley Federal Credit Union
Dec 31, 1986	First Bank of Lakeland	FL	Southeast Bank, N.A.
Dec 31, 1986	Cherryland Federal Credit Union	MI	4Front Credit Union
Dec 31, 1986	Kanawha Banking & Trust Company National Association	WV	United Bank
Dec 31, 1986	Bank of Midville	GA	Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company
Dec 31, 1986	The Citizens National Bank	OH	National City Bank, Northwest
Dec 31, 1986	American Employees Federal Credit Union	IL	Baxter Credit Union
Dec 31, 1986	Centerre Bank of St. Peters National Association	MO	Centerre Bank N.A.
Dec 31, 1986	Citizens B&TC	LA	Louisiana National Bank
Dec 31, 1986	International Harvester Farmall Employees Credit Union	IL	I. H. Mississippi Valley Credit Union
Dec 31, 1986	Farmers Bank & Trust Company	TN	Security Bank and Trust Company
Dec 31, 1986	The Colonial Bank of Alabama	AL	Colonial Bank
Dec 31, 1986	First Palmetto State Bank and Trust Company	SC	Southern National Bank of South Carolina
Dec 31, 1986	The Northern Trust Company of Arizona	AZ	Northern Trust Bank, National Association
Dec 31, 1986	First Midwest Bank/Braidwood	IL	First Midwest Bank/Joliet, National Association
Dec 31, 1986	Denver Sixty-Six Credit Union	CO	Canvas Credit Union
Dec 31, 1986	Capital Bank and Trust	SC	Southern National Bank of South Carolina
Dec 31, 1986	Valley Bank of Coal Valley	IL	Blackhawk Bank & Trust
Dec 31, 1986	First National Bank in Palm Beach	FL	Southeast Bank, N.A.
Dec 31, 1986	The Colonial Bank of North Alabama	AL	Colonial Bank
Dec 31, 1986	The Bridgeville Trust Company	PA	PNC Bank, N.A.
Dec 31, 1986	Atlantic National Bank of Miami	FL	First Union National Bank of Florida
Dec 31, 1986	The Nashville State Bank	IN	Trustcorp Bank Columbus, National Association
Dec 30, 1986	(unnamed)	—	Century North Shore Bank and Trust Company
Dec 30, 1986	Tarheel Bank & Trust Co.	NC	Southern Bank and Trust Company
Dec 30, 1986	The Peoples Corporation Inc of Bishopville	SC	First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Dec 30, 1986	Westport Bank	MO	Merchants Bank
Dec 30, 1986	The Peoples Bank	SC	First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
Dec 30, 1986	(unnamed)	—	Merchants Bank
Dec 29, 1986	Third National Bank in Memphis	TN	SunTrust Bank, Nashville, National Association
Dec 29, 1986	Security Holding Company	OK	Second Security Bankshares, Inc.
Dec 29, 1986	Lincoln Federal Savings and Loan Association	KY	Granite Bank, Federal Savings Bank

Bank mergers by year

← 1985 · 1987 →

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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