Calendar Year

1979 in US Banking

256 bank events are on record for 1979: 10 failures, 246 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 0 enforcement actions.

Failures

$133.0M in failed assets

246

Mergers

Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations

Enforcement

OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings

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How many banks failed in 1979?

10 banks failed in 1979, with $133.0M in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Oct 12, 1979	Livingston State Bank	Livingston, NJ	$12.7M	—
Oct 12, 1979	American National Bank	Houston, TX	$10.7M	—
Sep 28, 1979	Fidelity Bank	Utica, MS	$32.8M	—
Sep 21, 1979	The Farmers State Bank	Protection, KS	$5.0M	—
Jul 14, 1979	Gateway National Bank	Chicago, IL	$16.9M	—
Jul 14, 1979	The Guaranty Bank & Trust Company	Chicago, IL	$7.9M	—
Jun 16, 1979	Bank of Enville	Enville, TN	$3.5M	—
Jun 14, 1979	Southern National Bank	Birmingham, AL	$32.6M	—
Jan 26, 1979	Village Bank	Pueblo West, CO	$5.1M	—
Jan 5, 1979	Toney Brothers Bank	Doerun, GA	$5.9M	—

Which banks merged in 1979?

246 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1979.

See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1979 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›

Date	Acquired	St	Acquirer
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Bank of Chillicothe	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Bank of Wood County	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/Citizens & Marine	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	(unnamed)	—	Heritage Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington First National Bank of Kenton	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	First National Bank of Fresno	CA	(unnamed)
Dec 31, 1979	Coastal State Bank	NJ	Midlantic National Bank/South
Dec 31, 1979	Valley Bank, National Association	CA	(unnamed)
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/Seaboard National	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington First National Bank of Lima	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank of Williamsburg	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank of Charlottesville	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	NB Corporation	VA	Jefferson Bankshares, Inc.
Dec 31, 1979	First General Credit Inc	VA	First Virginia Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/Spotswood	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank of Roanoke, N.A.	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank of Spotsylvania	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	NB Bank of Richmond	VA	Southern Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/First National	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank of Gloucester	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Bank of Washington Court House	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/Peoples of Gretna	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Bank of Ashland	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	California Pacific Bank	CA	Republic Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/National	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/Citizens of South Boston	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington First National Bank of Medina County	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/Rockbridge	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington National Bank of Bellefontaine	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Bank of Woodville	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	Tahoe National Bank	CA	(unnamed)
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington National Bank of Franklin	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Lagonda National Bank of Springfield	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Bank of Toledo	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington National Bank of London	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 31, 1979	United Virginia Bank/National Valley	VA	Crestar Bank
Dec 31, 1979	The Huntington Portage National Bank of Kent	OH	The Huntington National Bank
Dec 29, 1979	College Homes Inc	LA	First National Bank of Commerce
Dec 29, 1979	The Little Falls National Bank	NY	Oneida National Bank
Dec 29, 1979	First Management Consultants Inc	LA	First National Bank of Commerce
Dec 29, 1979	(unnamed)	—	First National Bank of Catawba County
Dec 29, 1979	First Commerce Financial Corporation	LA	First National Bank of Commerce
Dec 21, 1979	Tanglewood Investment Corp.	TX	Midlantic National Bank/North
Dec 21, 1979	Trails Investment Corp.	TX	Midlantic National Bank/North
Dec 17, 1979	The Firestone Bank of Wadsworth	OH	Firestone Bank
Dec 15, 1979	Springfield State Bank	SD	Wells Fargo Bank South Dakota, N.A.
Dec 8, 1979	Gavilan Bank	CA	First Interstate Bank of California
Dec 8, 1979	Mercantile National Bank of Chicago	IL	American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
Dec 3, 1979	The Bank of Asheville	NC	Bank of America, N.A.
Dec 3, 1979	Lebanon County Trust Company	PA	CoreStates Hamilton Bank

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