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
Jul 1, 1986	Wallace Silversmiths Employees Federal Credit Union	CT	Quinnipiac Valley Community Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 1986	Hav-A-Tampa Empl Cu	FL	Transport Credit Union
Jul 1, 1986	Coraopolis R B & W Federal Credit Union	PA	Pittsburgh Central Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 1986	Midlantic National Bank/South	NJ	Midlantic National Bank/South
Jul 1, 1986	Intermountain Bankshares Inc	WV	United Bankshares, Inc.
Jul 1, 1986	Pineview Bancshares, Inc.	GA	Planters First Bancorp
Jul 1, 1986	Flint Bancshares, Inc.	GA	Planters First Bancorp
Jul 1, 1986	First Banc Group, Inc.	IL	First Banc Group, Inc.
Jul 1, 1986	Midwest Commerce Corporation	IN	Midwest Commerce Corporation
Jul 1, 1986	First Burlington Corporation	IL	Illinois Banc One Corporation
Jul 1, 1986	Union Bancorp Inc.	MI	Union Bancorp Inc.
Jul 1, 1986	Bic Empl Cu	FL	Compass Financial Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 1986	Portsmouth Bancorporation	IA	Shelby County Bancshares, Inc.
Jun 30, 1986	Big Way Employees Federal Credit Union	HI	Hotel and Travel Industry Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	Kent Realty Corporation	MI	Fifth Third Bank
Jun 30, 1986	Kent Development Corporation	MI	Fifth Third Bank
Jun 30, 1986	Haslett Employees Federal Credit Union	CA	Moore West Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	E & J International Credit Union	CA	Ventura County Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	Universal Credit Union	MO	Vantage Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	Local Union 379 Ibew Federal Credit Union	NC	Hamlet Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	Iee Federal Credit Union	CA	American Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	Sierra Electric Employees Credit Union	CA	Star Harbor Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	The Etna Bank	IN	First National Bank of Warsaw
Jun 30, 1986	Zenith National Insurance Credit Union	CA	Star Harbor Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	U C B C Employees Federal Credit Union	IN	Indiana Members Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	Aeroflex Laboratories Employees Federal Credit Union	NY	N Y Team Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 1986	United Warehousemen & Drivers Federal Credit Union	MA	Tremont Credit Union
Jun 28, 1986	Rutland Bank	FL	(unnamed)
Jun 27, 1986	The State Savings and Loan Company	OH	Granite Bank, Federal Savings Bank
Jun 27, 1986	Bank of New England - Bay State, National Association	MA	Bank of New England, N.A.
Jun 27, 1986	Bank of New England - Hancock	MA	Bank of New England, N.A.
Jun 27, 1986	Citizens Home and Savings Company	OH	Granite Bank, Federal Savings Bank
Jun 27, 1986	Bank of New England-Bristol County, N.A.	MA	Bank of New England, N.A.
Jun 27, 1986	Bank of New England - North Shore	MA	Bank of New England, N.A.
Jun 27, 1986	Bank of New England - Barnstable County, National Association	MA	Bank of New England, N.A.
Jun 27, 1986	Bank of New England - Worcester County, National Association	MA	Bank of New England, N.A.
Jun 26, 1986	HY K Federal Credit Union	NM	Eddy Federal Credit Union
Jun 26, 1986	The Clear Creek Valley Banking Company	OH	The Central Trust Company
Jun 25, 1986	(unnamed)	—	Bank One, National Association
Jun 25, 1986	The Bank of Bunker	MO	Town & Country Bank
Jun 23, 1986	Auburn Federal Credit Union	ME	Dirigo Federal Credit Union
Jun 23, 1986	BMH Empl Cu	TN	Y-12 Federal Credit Union
Jun 21, 1986	TN Handbag Sa Cu	TN	Knoxville Tva Employees Credit Union
Jun 20, 1986	Bank of Boston-Western Massachusetts, National Association	MA	Fleet National Bank
Jun 18, 1986	San Antonio Schools Employee Federal Credit Union	TX	Select Federal Credit Union
Jun 16, 1986	Chemical Bank Albion	MI	Chemical Bank South
Jun 16, 1986	The Cambria State Bank	WI	Dairyman's State Bank
Jun 14, 1986	S Mississippi Home HLTH Cu	MS	Sunbelt Federal Credit Union
Jun 14, 1986	Farmers State Bank of Liberal	MO	Bank of Minden
Jun 10, 1986	Akron Financial, Inc.	IN	Norwest Indiana, Inc.

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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