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.
10
Failures
$133.0M in failed assets
246
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 1979?
10 banks failed in 1979, with $133.0M in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 1979 | Livingston State Bank | $12.7M |
| Oct 12, 1979 | American National Bank | $10.7M |
| Sep 28, 1979 | Fidelity Bank | $32.8M |
| Sep 21, 1979 | The Farmers State Bank | $5.0M |
| Jul 14, 1979 | Gateway National Bank | $16.9M |
| Jul 14, 1979 | The Guaranty Bank & Trust Company | $7.9M |
| Jun 16, 1979 | Bank of Enville | $3.5M |
| Jun 14, 1979 | Southern National Bank | $32.6M |
| Jan 26, 1979 | Village Bank | $5.1M |
| Jan 5, 1979 | Toney Brothers Bank | $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 | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1979 | Central Fidelity Bank N.A. | Central Fidelity Bank, Northern Virginia |
| Dec 1, 1979 | The National Bank of Mantua | National Bank and Trust Company of Gloucester County |
| Dec 1, 1979 | The Services National Bank | First & Merchants National Bank |
| Dec 1, 1979 | The Peoples Bank | The New Farmers National Bank of Glasgow |
| Dec 1, 1979 | Antietam Bank Company | Suburban Bank/Western |
| Dec 1, 1979 | Century Bank of Pinellas County | Royal Trust Bank of Florida, National Association |
| Dec 1, 1979 | Sun First National Bank of Lake Wales | SunTrust Bank, Mid-Florida, National Association |
| Dec 1, 1979 | The Commercial Bank | Bank One, Cleveland, National Association |
| Dec 1, 1979 | The Exchange National Bank of Tampa | NCNB National Bank of Florida |
| Dec 1, 1979 | Indian Head National Bank of Derry | Fleet Bank-NH |
| Nov 30, 1979 | Great American Bank of Homestead | Great American Bank of Dade County |
| Nov 23, 1979 | The Farmers State Bank of Stryker | First National Bank Northwest Ohio |
| Nov 16, 1979 | Southeast First National Beach Bank | Southeast Bank of Jacksonville |
| Nov 16, 1979 | Southeast Bank of Edgewood | Southeast Bank of Jacksonville |
| Nov 10, 1979 | Scio Bank Company | AmeriTrust Company of Jefferson County |
| Nov 10, 1979 | City Savings Bank and Trust Company | Central Fidelity Bank, N.A. |
| Nov 10, 1979 | Baybank Middlesex, N.A. | Baybank Middlesex |
| Nov 10, 1979 | The Citizens National Bank of Emporia | Central Fidelity Bank, N.A. |
| Nov 8, 1979 | California Overseas Bank | Century Bank |
| Nov 2, 1979 | Farmers & Merchants National Bank in Onley | Farmers & Merchants Bank - Eastern Shore |
| Nov 1, 1979 | Dakota State Bank of Dell Rapids, South Dakota | The First National Bank in Sioux Falls |
| Nov 1, 1979 | The Provincial Bank of Canada | National Bank of Canada |
| Nov 1, 1979 | Latimer & Buck Advisers, Inc. | Fidelcor, Inc. |
| Nov 1, 1979 | The National Bank of Perryville | Allfirst Bank |
| Nov 1, 1979 | Bank of Conway | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
| Nov 1, 1979 | The Farmers and Merchants Bank Company | Sky Bank-Mid AM Region |
| Oct 22, 1979 | Southeast National Bank of Panama City | Southeast Bank of Panama City |
| Oct 18, 1979 | Solano Capital Corporation | Solano County Bank |
| Oct 17, 1979 | Milford State Bank | First Interstate Bank of Utah, National Association |
| Oct 15, 1979 | Continental Bank and Trust Company | The Merchants National Bank of Fort Smith |
| Oct 15, 1979 | Western Reserve Bank of Portage County | The Cortland Savings and Banking Company |
| Oct 5, 1979 | The Citizens National Bank of Middleport | PNC Bank, Ohio, National Association |
| Oct 5, 1979 | The First National Bank of Gallipolis | PNC Bank, Ohio, National Association |
| Oct 1, 1979 | Capitol National Bank | United Carolina Bank |
| Oct 1, 1979 | Chatham Trust Company | Bank of New England - Barnstable County, National Association |
| Oct 1, 1979 | Bank of Nevada | First Interstate Bank of Nevada, National Association |
| Oct 1, 1979 | Cape Fear Bank & Trust Company | United Carolina Bank |
| Oct 1, 1979 | Mechanics Exchange Savings Bank | The Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB |
| Oct 1, 1979 | United Jersey Bank/Par-Troy | Summit Bank |
| Oct 1, 1979 | Florida Coast Bank of Coral Springs, National Association | Florida Coast Bank |
| Sep 30, 1979 | First National Bank of Hallandale | Flagship National Bank of Broward County |
| Sep 30, 1979 | Hollywood National Bank | Flagship National Bank of Broward County |
| Sep 30, 1979 | Carolina State Bank | Southern National Bank of North Carolina |
| Sep 30, 1979 | First National Bank of Miramar | Flagship National Bank of Broward County |
| Sep 29, 1979 | First Marine National Bank and Trust Company of Lake Worth | Barnett Bank of Palm Beach County |
| Sep 29, 1979 | The Gnadenhutten Bank | Bank One, Dover, National Association |
| Sep 29, 1979 | First Marine National Bank & Trust Company, Jupiter/Tequesta | Barnett Bank of Palm Beach County |
| Sep 29, 1979 | Fidelcor Financial Centers Corporation | Fidelcor, Inc. |
| Sep 21, 1979 | The Colonial Bank | Citizens and Farmers Bank |
| Sep 15, 1979 | Bank of North Charleston | The National Bank of South Carolina |
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