Calendar Year
1961 in US Banking
124 bank events are on record for 1961: 5 failures, 119 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 0 enforcement actions.
5
Failures
$9.8M in failed assets
119
Mergers
Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations
0
Enforcement
OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings
Jump to: Bank failures 1961 · Bank mergers 1961
How many banks failed in 1961?
5 banks failed in 1961, with $9.8M in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 1961 | First State Bank | $1.9M |
| Dec 19, 1961 | The First National Bank of Maud | $1.6M |
| Sep 7, 1961 | Bank of Ochlochnee | $984K |
| Aug 11, 1961 | Bank of Earlsboro | $962K |
| Jan 16, 1961 | The Sheldon National Bank | $4.4M |
Which banks merged in 1961?
119 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1961.
See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1961 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›
| Date | Acquired | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 1961 | The First National Bank of Thomasville | Wachovia Bank, National Association |
| Jul 24, 1961 | Bank of Carolina Beach | Bank of North Carolina, National Association |
| Jul 20, 1961 | State Savings Bank | City Bank |
| Jul 17, 1961 | Parkville Bank | Equitable Bank, National Association |
| Jul 17, 1961 | Camp Curtain Trust Company | Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Company |
| Jul 15, 1961 | Peoples Bank | Coahoma National Bank |
| Jul 14, 1961 | (unnamed) | First Interstate Bank of California |
| Jul 5, 1961 | Cumberland County Bank | Bank of Powhatan |
| Jul 3, 1961 | Industrial Trust Company | Industrial Valley Bank and Trust Company |
| Jul 3, 1961 | First National Bank | Tioga State Bank, N.A. |
| Jul 1, 1961 | Chesapeake Bank | First National Bank of Ironton |
| Jun 30, 1961 | Bank of McKees Rocks | Equibank |
| Jun 30, 1961 | Community Bank and Trust Company | Colonial Bank of New Haven |
| Jun 21, 1961 | Bank of Encino | First Interstate Bank of California |
| Jun 19, 1961 | Nanty Glo State Bank | Ameriserv Financial Bank |
| Jun 19, 1961 | Farmers and Citizens Bank | Society National Bank of Mid-Ohio |
| Jun 15, 1961 | Hardy Exchange Bank | Boatmen's National Bank of Batesville |
| Jun 5, 1961 | Bank of Waverly | Morganfield National Bank |
| Jun 5, 1961 | Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Company | Bank of New England - North Shore |
| Jun 2, 1961 | Peoples Bank and Trust Company | National City Bank of Dayton |
| May 29, 1961 | Egypt Schnecksville Bank | Merchants Bank, National Association |
| May 23, 1961 | Ashland Trust Company | Washburn Trust Company |
| May 1, 1961 | Security State Bank | Citizens State Bank of Waterville |
| May 1, 1961 | Union State Bank | Chemical Bank Shoreline |
| Apr 17, 1961 | Rockland-Atlas National Bank | State Street Bank and Trust Company |
| Apr 10, 1961 | Erie County Trust Company | Fleet Bank of New York, National Association |
| Apr 10, 1961 | American Bank | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| Apr 3, 1961 | Linden Trust Company | United Counties Trust Company |
| Apr 3, 1961 | Albany TR & BKG Co | First State Bank & Trust Company |
| Apr 3, 1961 | National Bank of Fredonia | Fleet Bank of New York, National Association |
| Apr 3, 1961 | Mid-Carolina Industrial Bank | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| Apr 3, 1961 | Coraopolis National Bank | National City Bank of Pennsylvania |
| Apr 3, 1961 | Coraopolis Trust Company | National City Bank of Pennsylvania |
| Apr 1, 1961 | Arthur Trust and Savings Bank | United Bank of Iowa |
| Mar 27, 1961 | Madrid Bank | Community Bank, N.A. |
| Mar 27, 1961 | Georgetown State Bank | P N C Bank, Indiana, Inc. |
| Mar 20, 1961 | Norwood Bank and Trust Company | South Shore Bank |
| Mar 13, 1961 | Farmers and Merchants Trust Company | First Seneca Bank |
| Mar 8, 1961 | Citizens National Bank | First Union National Bank of Virginia |
| Mar 6, 1961 | First National Bank and Trust Company | First Westchester National Bank |
| Mar 6, 1961 | Vernon State Bank | NBD Genesee Bank |
| Mar 4, 1961 | (unnamed) | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| Mar 2, 1961 | First Commercial Savings Bank | Michigan National Bank-Michiana |
| Mar 1, 1961 | Cicero State Bank | OnBank & Trust Co. |
| Mar 1, 1961 | Security Trust Company | First Security National Bank and Trust Company of Lexington |
| Feb 25, 1961 | (unnamed) | First Interstate Bank of California |
| Feb 23, 1961 | State Bank of Saint Johns | City Bank |
| Feb 20, 1961 | First National Bank | KeyBank National Association |
| Feb 20, 1961 | The National Bank and Trust Company of Spring City | Continental Bank |
| Feb 18, 1961 | (unnamed) | United States National Bank of Oregon |
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