Event Category
Bank Mergers and Acquisitions in 2026
148 US banks were acquired or merged into another institution so far in 2026, along with 111 credit unions, according to the Federal Reserve's National Information Center. The latest bank deal is The Hicksville Bank into Interra Credit Union, effective October 10, 2026. The largest this year is Webster Bank, N.A. into Santander Bank, N.A., with $85.90B in assets before the deal. All bank mergers in 2026.
Every merger, acquisition, or consolidation captured in the Federal Reserve's National Information Center (NIC) in which a bank, credit union, or bank holding company is on at least one side. Each event links the predecessor institution to the surviving acquirer with the effective date.
Bank mergers by year
Bank mergers 2026 holds the latest year's largest deals, credit union mergers and a full list. Every earlier year is in the table below.
Mergers by type
Bank mergers, holding company mergers and credit union mergers, each with the latest deals, acquirer and accounting method. For the acquirers' size today, see the largest bank holding companies and the largest banks by assets.
Most recent mergers & acquisitions
| Date | Acquired Institution | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Comerica Investment Services, Inc. | Fifth Third Bank, N.A. |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bank of the Pacific | Banner Bank |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Wedevelopment Federal Credit Union | Communityamerica Federal Credit Union |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Prescott State Bank | Exchange State Bank |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Pacific Financial Corporation | Banner Corporation |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Gaf Linden Employees Federal Credit Union | Garden Savings Federal Credit Union |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Hema Federal Credit Union | Bienestar Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 22, 2026 | TruNorth Bank | Trunorth Bank |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Bankhometown | Trunorth Bank |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Webster Financial Corporation | Santander Holdings USA, Inc. |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Webster Bank, N.A. | Santander Bank, N.A. |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Pacific West Bancorp | FS Bancorp, Inc. |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Pacific West Bank | 1st Security Bank of Washington |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Preferred Bank | Prospect Bank |
| Aug 3, 2026 | First State Bank of Fountain | First National Bank |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Root River State Bank | First National Bank |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Signature Bancorporation, Inc. | Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Signature Bank | Esquire Bank, N.A. |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Affinity Bank, National Association | The Fidelity Bank |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Columbus Bancorp, Inc. | Bastrop Bancshares, Inc. |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Citizens Choice Federal Credit Union | Ferguson Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Senath State Bank | First State Bank and Trust Company, Inc. |
| Aug 1, 2026 | First State Bank | Homestead Bank |
| Aug 1, 2026 | One Florida Bank | Hancock Whitney Bank |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Comerica Leasing Corporation | Fifth Third Bank, N.A. |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Peach State Bank & Trust | United Community Bank |
| Aug 1, 2026 | The First State Bank | The First National Bank of Bastrop |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Affinity Bancshares, Inc. | The Fidelity Bank |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Ofb Bancshares, Inc. | Hancock Whitney Corporation |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Saint Athanasius Credit Union | Corda Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 2026 | First State Bancorp, Inc. | C.S.B. Co. |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Peach State Bancshares, Inc. | United Community Banks, Inc. |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. | Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Northfield Bank | Columbia Bank |
| Jul 15, 2026 | State Bank of Downs | Points West Community Bank |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Lakeside Bank | Catalyst Bank |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Lakeside Bancshares, Inc. | Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Blue Foundry Bank | Fulton Bank, N.A. |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Bank Star | PSB Bank |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Greater Pacific Bancshares | University Bancorp, Inc. |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Summit Bank | San Francisco Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 2026 | HCB Financial Corp. | Independent Bank Corporation |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Pueblo Government Agencies Federal Credit Union | Air Academy Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 2026 | M W R D Employees Credit Union | Credit Union 1 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Adirondack Bank | Arrow Bank N.A. |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Zapata Bancshares, Inc. | TNB Bancshares, Inc. |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Solutions First Federal Credit Union | Guardian Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Adirondack Bancorp, Inc. | Arrow Financial Corporation |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Salina Interparochial Credit Union | Kansas State University Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Bluestone Financial, MHC | Mutual Bancorp |
The list holds the 200 most recent of 41,157 mergers. Older deals are on the year pages in the table below.
By year
Click a year to drill into all events that occurred that year, across every category.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 368 |
| 2025 | 433 |
| 2024 | 314 |
| 2023 | 363 |
| 2022 | 432 |
| 2021 | 437 |
| 2020 | 437 |
| 2019 | 547 |
| 2018 | 643 |
| 2017 | 608 |
| 2016 | 655 |
| 2015 | 766 |
| 2014 | 704 |
| 2013 | 646 |
| 2012 | 612 |
| 2011 | 547 |
| 2010 | 502 |
| 2009 | 566 |
| 2008 | 804 |
| 2007 | 810 |
| 2006 | 862 |
| 2005 | 811 |
| 2004 | 853 |
| 2003 | 751 |
| 2002 | 786 |
| 2001 | 940 |
| 2000 | 1,048 |
| 1999 | 1,063 |
| 1998 | 1,286 |
| 1997 | 1,240 |
| 1996 | 1,203 |
| 1995 | 1,247 |
| 1994 | 1,234 |
| 1993 | 1,201 |
| 1992 | 1,066 |
| 1991 | 953 |
| 1990 | 973 |
| 1989 | 971 |
| 1988 | 1,275 |
| 1987 | 1,196 |
+ 31 earlier years not shown
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