Calendar Year
1968 in US Banking
124 bank events are on record for 1968: 3 failures, 121 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 0 enforcement actions.
3
Failures
$25.2M in failed assets
121
Mergers
Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations
0
Enforcement
OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings
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How many banks failed in 1968?
3 banks failed in 1968, with $25.2M in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1968 | Bank of Commerce | $5.6M |
| May 27, 1968 | Central National Bank of Jacksonville | $13.4M |
| Feb 13, 1968 | Lorenzo State Bank | $6.2M |
Which banks merged in 1968?
121 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1968.
See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1968 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›
| Date | Acquired | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1968 | Planters Bank & Trust Company of Farmville | Central Fidelity Bank, National Association, Lynchburg |
| Feb 26, 1968 | Bank of Rich Square | The Planters National Bank and Trust Company |
| Feb 19, 1968 | Colonial National Bank | First Virginia Bank |
| Feb 12, 1968 | Brookline Savings & Trust Company | Equibank |
| Feb 1, 1968 | First National Bank of Dalton | First National Bank |
| Jan 27, 1968 | (unnamed) | Security Pacific Bank Washington, N.A. |
| Jan 26, 1968 | Wakefield Trust Company | Shawmut Melrose-Wakefield Bank and Trust Company |
| Jan 22, 1968 | Industrial National Bank of West York | Southern Pennsylvania Bank |
| Jan 8, 1968 | Grove City National Bank | Mellon Bank (North) National Association |
| Jan 4, 1968 | American National Bank and Trust Company | First Bank of South Dakota (National Association) |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Live Stock Exchange Bank | National City Bank of Indiana |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Saguaro Bank | United Bank of Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Bank of Lambert | Union Planters Bank of Northwest Mississippi |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Jefferson Banking Company | AmeriTrust Company of Northeastern Ohio, N.A. |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Lincoln National Bank of Chelsea | Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Central Arizona Bank | United Bank of Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1968 | First Security Bank | United Bank of Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Quincy Trust Company | Bank of New England - Hancock |
| Jan 2, 1968 | Chester Schroon Horicon Bank | Arrow Bank N.A. |
| Jan 1, 1968 | University National Bank | Newport National Bank |
| Jan 1, 1968 | National Bank of Lanark | Exchange State Bank |
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