Calendar Year

1983 in US Banking

1,163 bank events are on record for 1983: 50 failures, 1,064 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 0 enforcement actions.

50

Failures

$3.83B in failed assets

1,064

Mergers

Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations

0

Enforcement

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

49

Assistance

FDIC open-bank assistance

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How many banks failed in 1983?

50 banks failed in 1983, with $3.83B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Dec 16, 1983	The Bank of Red Oak	Red Oak, OK	$11.1M	Farmers State Bank
Dec 13, 1983	Bank of Hackleburg	Hackleburg, AL	$6.5M	Southtrust BK of Marion
Dec 9, 1983	Union Trust Company	San Juan, PR	$30.6M	Banco Popular de Puerto
Dec 2, 1983	Metro FS&LA	Lake Charles, LA	$27.4M	—
Nov 25, 1983	Atkinson Trust & Savings Bank	Atkinson, IL	$21.1M	—
Nov 11, 1983	First Nat BK of Browning	Browning, MT	$13.7M	—
Nov 3, 1983	State of Clovis, Sa	Clovis, NM	$30.9M	—
Oct 28, 1983	Cleveland Community Savings Co.	Cleveland, OH	$21.0M	—
Oct 14, 1983	The First Nat BK of Midland	Midland, TX	$1.41B	Republicbank 1st Natl Mi
Oct 7, 1983	The Deschutes Bank	Redmond, OR	$10.2M	United States NB of Oreg
Sep 30, 1983	National BK of Odessa	Odessa, TX	$92.9M	First STB of Odessa N.A.
Sep 30, 1983	Dominion BK of Denver	Denver, CO	$16.7M	Central Bank at Stapleto
Sep 16, 1983	Warren County Bank	McMinniville, TN	$19.6M	Murfreesboro Bank&trust
Sep 2, 1983	The Douglass State Bank	Kansas City, KS	$35.4M	Douglass Bank
Aug 26, 1983	United Southern Bank of Clarksville	Clarksville, TN	$9.9M	First American NB Nashvi
Aug 12, 1983	First Commerce BK of Hawkins CTY	Rogersville, TN	$43.1M	Hamilton Bank of Johnson
Aug 5, 1983	The First Nat BK of Danvers	Danvers, IL	$12.5M	First State Bank of Danv
Jul 29, 1983	First Peoples Bank of Washington County	Johnson City, TN	$177.8M	First Amn Natl Bank-East
Jul 29, 1983	Metro Bank	Midland, TX	$33.6M	Mid-Cities National Bank
Jul 8, 1983	Antioch S&LA	Antioch, IL	$57.9M	—
Jul 8, 1983	Union Nat BK of Chicago	Chicago, IL	$26.3M	—
Jul 8, 1983	The First Central Bank	Smithville, TN	$18.9M	City Bank&trust Co
Jul 8, 1983	Bank of Niobrara	Niobrara, NE	$7.2M	Farmers&merchants STB BL
Jun 30, 1983	Mineral BK of Nevada	Las Vegas, NV	$18.0M	—
Jun 24, 1983	Western Nat BK of Lovell	Lovell, WY	$24.8M	—
Jun 17, 1983	Community Bank	Hartford, SD	$32.0M	Western Bank
May 27, 1983	City & County BK of Knox County	Knoxville, TN	$262.5M	Bank of Knoxville
May 27, 1983	United Southern BK of Nashville	Nashville, TN	$144.2M	Union Planters NB of Mem
May 27, 1983	City & County BK of Anderson CTY	Lake City, TN	$142.9M	Third NB in Anderson Cou
May 27, 1983	United American Bank in Hamilton County	Chattanooga, TN	$133.8M	Union Planters NB of Mem
May 27, 1983	City & County BK of Roane CTY	Kingston, TN	$42.2M	Bank of Oak Ridge
May 27, 1983	The Commercial BK of California	Los Angeles, CA	$32.4M	First Credit Bank
May 6, 1983	Smith County Bank	Carthage, TN	$33.0M	Murfreesboro Bank&trust
Apr 29, 1983	First Nat BK of Oak Lawn	Oak Lawn, IL	$130.3M	Oak Lawn National Bank
Apr 29, 1983	Heritage Bank	Ashland, OR	$18.5M	Valley of the Rogue Bank
Apr 15, 1983	Sparta-Sanders State Bank	Sparta, KY	$19.0M	—
Apr 8, 1983	The Ina State Bank	Ina, IL	$17.7M	First B&T Co Mt Vernon
Apr 8, 1983	Bank of San Marino	San Marino, CA	$13.0M	Trans American National
Mar 25, 1983	Bear Creek Valley Bank	Phoenix, OR	$13.6M	Valley of the Rogue Bank
Mar 24, 1983	Prairie County Bank	Hazen, AR	$13.3M	—
Mar 18, 1983	Columbia Pacific BK & TR Co.	Portland, OR	$47.4M	—
Mar 18, 1983	Pan American National Bank	Union City, NJ	$37.2M	Hudson United Bank
Mar 11, 1983	Newport Harbour National Bank	Newport Beach, CA	$47.3M	Trans American National
Feb 25, 1983	American City Bank	Los Angles, CA	$319.4M	Central Bank
Feb 18, 1983	Merchants & Farmers State Bank	Blythe, CA	$5.9M	Credit Bank
Feb 12, 1983	American State Bank	Bradley, IL	$14.1M	Midwest T&SB of Bradley
Feb 9, 1983	State Bank of Barnum	Barnum, MN	$13.9M	—
Feb 3, 1983	Manning S&LA	Chicago, IL	$78.7M	—
Jan 21, 1983	The Madison County Bank	Fredericktown, MO	$7.0M	Madison Exchange Bank
Jan 14, 1983	Valley First FS&LA	El Centro, CA	$37.1M	Home FS&LA

Which banks merged in 1983?

1,064 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1983.

See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1983 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›

Date	Acquired	St	Acquirer
Sep 9, 1983	Citizens North Side Bank	WI	Norwest Bank Wisconsin East Central
Sep 9, 1983	United Jersey Bank/Central	NJ	United Jersey Bank/Central, National Association
Sep 8, 1983	Portsmouth NH Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union	NH	Lighthouse Federal Credit Union
Sep 8, 1983	N a D Employees Federal Credit Union	NY	Boulevard Federal Credit Union
Sep 6, 1983	First National Bank of New Jersey	NJ	First Fidelity Bank, National Association, North Jersey
Sep 6, 1983	La Fontaine Bank	IN	Norwest Bank Wabash, National Association
Sep 2, 1983	LMC Federal Credit Union	TX	Alliance Credit Union
Sep 1, 1983	Forsberg Credit Union	WI	Heartland Credit Union
Sep 1, 1983	Livermore State Bank	IA	Mercantile Bank of Humboldt County
Sep 1, 1983	Community FS&LA	FL	Ensign Federal Savings Bank
Sep 1, 1983	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of East Chicago	IN	Citizens Financial Bank
Sep 1, 1983	Duffin Employees Credit Union	OH	Community Star Credit Union, Inc.
Sep 1, 1983	Goshen Savings and Loan Association	NY	MSB Bank
Sep 1, 1983	The Essex Bank	NJ	Constellation Bank, National Association
Sep 1, 1983	Iron Workers Local 396 Credit Union	MO	Arsenal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1983	Gary Federal Savings and Loan Association	IN	Citizens Financial Bank
Sep 1, 1983	Nuams Cu	LA	Louisiana Central Credit Union
Sep 1, 1983	Mhe Merced Federal Credit Union	CA	Merco Credit Union
Sep 1, 1983	Bankers Trust Company	VA	Crestar Bank
Sep 1, 1983	Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association	NY	Ensign Federal Savings Bank
Sep 1, 1983	Bank One of Ravenna, N.A.	OH	Bank One, Akron, National Association
Sep 1, 1983	The Peoples National Bank of Wapakoneta	OH	The Fifth Third Bank of Western Ohio, National Association
Sep 1, 1983	The Charter Oak Bank and Trust Company	CT	Bank of Boston Connecticut
Sep 1, 1983	First National Bank of Thomasville-Thomas County	GA	SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association
Sep 1, 1983	Livingston Savings & Loan Association	TX	Jasper Federal Savings & Loan Association
Sep 1, 1983	Canal National Bank	ME	Key Bank of Southern Maine
Sep 1, 1983	Casco Bank & Trust Company	ME	Casco Northern Bank, N.A.
Aug 31, 1983	First Stillwater Building Corporation	OK	The First National Bank and Trust Company of Stillwater
Aug 31, 1983	Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association	OH	Equitable Federal Savings Bank
Aug 31, 1983	Security Federal Savings and Loan Association of Staten Island	NY	Northfield Bank
Aug 31, 1983	Lorin Investment Co., Inc.	CO	United Banks of Colorado, Inc.
Aug 31, 1983	Saint Charles Onized Federal Credit Union	IL	Altonized Community Federal Credit Union
Aug 31, 1983	Citizens State Banco	NE	CSB Banco, Inc.
Aug 30, 1983	Cheltenham Corporation	PA	Independence Bancorp, Inc.
Aug 30, 1983	Bassick-Sack Credit Union	NC	Bragg Mutual Federal Credit Union
Aug 29, 1983	State Bank for Savings	CT	People's United Bank, National Association
Aug 27, 1983	The Farmers & Merchants Bank	SC	NationsBank of South Carolina, National Association
Aug 26, 1983	South Berkeley National Bank	WV	Huntington Bank Martinsburg National Association
Aug 26, 1983	Atlas Cu	TX	Members First Credit Union
Aug 26, 1983	(unnamed)	—	AmSouth Bank
Aug 24, 1983	Lux Time Employees Federal Credit Union	CT	McKesson Federal Credit Union
Aug 23, 1983	Niagara University Federal Credit Union	NY	Alliance Niagara Federal Credit Union
Aug 22, 1983	Veterans Admininstration Employees Federal Credit Union	MA	Advantage Financial Federal Credit Union
Aug 20, 1983	Brewer Savings Bank	ME	Maine Savings Bank
Aug 20, 1983	Windsor Federal Savings & Loan Association	VT	Vermont Federal Bank, FSB
Aug 19, 1983	The American National Bank of Huntsville	AL	AmSouth Bank
Aug 19, 1983	Guterel Employees Federal Credit Union	NY	Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union
Aug 19, 1983	Stratton Baldwin Employees Federal Credit Union	LA	Louisiana Central Credit Union
Aug 19, 1983	Atlantic Bank and Trust Company	GA	Bank South
Aug 19, 1983	Deposit Insurance National Bank of Oklahoma City	OK	Charter National Bank

The list holds 500 of the 1,064 mergers recorded for 1983.

FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1983

Date	Institution	HQ	Assets
Dec 30, 1983	First FS&LA of Monroeville	Monroeville, AL	$29.8M
Dec 27, 1983	Citizens S&LA	Middletown, OH	$63.6M
Dec 1, 1983	Bohemian S&LA	St. Louis, MO	$168.6M
Nov 14, 1983	First FS&LA of FT. Wayne	Fort Wayne, IN	$298.1M
Nov 14, 1983	South Bend FS&LA	South Bend, IN	$71.4M
Nov 14, 1983	American FS&LA	Fort Wayne, IN	$55.4M
Nov 14, 1983	FT. Wayne FS&LA	Fort Wayne, IN	$37.0M
Oct 14, 1983	First Carolina FS&LA	Columbia, SC	$98.3M
Oct 1, 1983	Auburn Savings Bank	Auburn, NY	$133.2M
Sep 30, 1983	Bastrop FS&LA	Bastrop, LA	$32.9M
Sep 30, 1983	Security S&LA	Ville Platte, LA	$26.5M
Sep 1, 1983	Citizens FS&LA of Marysville	Marysville, OH	$96.6M
Aug 31, 1983	Suburban S&LA	Wayne, NJ	$2.02B
Aug 31, 1983	Washington FS&LA	New York, NY	$645.0M
Aug 31, 1983	1st FS&LA of E. Chicago	East Chicago, IN	$209.5M
Aug 31, 1983	Community FS&LA	Hialeah, FL	$123.1M
Aug 31, 1983	Gary FS&LA	Gary, IN	$15.2M
Aug 12, 1983	Gibraltar S&LA	Maplewood, MO	$48.9M
Aug 5, 1983	Oregon Mutual Savings Bank	Portland, OR	$265.7M
Aug 5, 1983	MT. Vernon S&LA	Rosslyn, VA	$117.8M
Aug 5, 1983	First Florida S&LA	Gainesville, FL	$80.8M
Aug 5, 1983	Middle Pnsla Nrth. Neck FS&LA	Gloucester, VA	$44.7M
Jul 22, 1983	Guaranty FS&LA	Taylor, MI	$143.4M
Jul 5, 1983	Provident S&LA	Philadelphia, PA	$51.0M
Jul 1, 1983	Mutual FS&LA of Mason City	Mason City, IA	$118.8M
Jun 24, 1983	Northern FS&LA	St. Paul, MN	$267.3M
Jun 24, 1983	Colonial Sa	Houston, TX	$90.0M
Jun 10, 1983	First FS&LA of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, SD	$78.0M
Jun 10, 1983	First Dakota Home S&LA	Pierre, SD	$27.8M
Jun 6, 1983	Jackson FS&LA	Jackson, MS	$34.5M
Jun 3, 1983	Women's FS&LA	Cleveland, OH	$570.2M
Jun 2, 1983	First FS&LA of Walworth County	Delavan, WI	$38.3M
May 31, 1983	Continental S&LA	New Orleans, LA	$40.0M
Apr 28, 1983	Guaranty S&LA	Pittsburgh, PA	$182.9M
Apr 11, 1983	Northwestern S&LA	Normandy, MO	$82.5M
Apr 6, 1983	Biscayne FS&LA	Miami, FL	$1.89B
Apr 1, 1983	North Mississippi S&LA	Clarksdale, MS	$152.0M
Mar 21, 1983	Twin Pines FS&LA	Berkeley, CA	$45.9M
Mar 5, 1983	Peninsula FS&LA	Newport News, VA	$95.9M
Mar 5, 1983	First FS&LA of Newport News	Newport News, VA	$94.6M
Mar 4, 1983	Leader S&LA	Monroe, LA	$229.8M
Mar 1, 1983	United S&LA	Cincinnati, OH	$102.1M
Mar 1, 1983	Gem FS&LA	Norwood, OH	$16.8M
Feb 28, 1983	Carondelet S&LA Also Case 115	St. Louis, MO	$740.6M
Feb 28, 1983	First FS&LA of Moberly	Moberly, MO	$38.7M
Feb 14, 1983	United American BK in Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	$760.5M
Feb 12, 1983	Metropolitan Sa	Farmington, MI	$395.9M
Feb 9, 1983	DRY Dock Savings Bank	New York, NY	$2.45B
Jan 6, 1983	Lansing FS&LA	Lansing, IL	$45.8M

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