Calendar Year
1988 in US Banking
1,745 bank events are on record for 1988: 232 failures, 1,275 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 0 enforcement actions.
232
Failures
$48.36B in failed assets
1,275
Mergers
Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations
0
Enforcement
OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings
238
Assistance
FDIC open-bank assistance
Jump to: Bank failures 1988 · Bank mergers 1988
How many banks failed in 1988?
232 banks failed in 1988, with $48.36B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.
Which banks merged in 1988?
1,275 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1988.
See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1988 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›
| Date | Acquired | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1988 | (unnamed) | United Trust Bank |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Coastal Banc Federal Savings and Loan Association | Coastal Banc, S.S.B. |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Delray Beach City Employees Credit Union | Guardians Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Peoples Bank | First American Bank, Clarksville |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Co-Lith-Co Credit Union | Louisville Metro Police Officers Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Neenah Paper Credit Union | Linden Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Nicholls State Bank | Southeastern Bank |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Knights of Pythias-Detroit Lodge 55 Credit Union | Vibe Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Bank of Contra Costa | First Interstate Bank of California |
| Aug 1, 1988 | First State Bank of Wyanet | AMCORE Bank, Princeton |
| Aug 1, 1988 | N.A. of the Deaf Credit Union | Central Credit Union of Maryland |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Southern California Floral Association Federal Credit Union | Am Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Building Trades Credit Union | Elga Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | FirstBank | FirstBank |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Bank of Oklahoma Grove | BOKF, N.A. |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Eas Employees Credit Union | Alliance Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | First Southern Bank | First American National Bank |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Memphis Refinery Employees Federal Credit Union | Southern Security Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Beverly Savings Bank | Warren Five Cents Savings Bank |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Sherry Lane National Bank | Metropolitan National Bank |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Commercial National Bank | The Fifth Third Bank of Northwestern Ohio, National Association |
| Aug 1, 1988 | Saint Anthony Parish Credit Union, Inc. | Lormet Community Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 31, 1988 | Columbian Financial Corporation | Columbian Financial Corporation |
| Jul 31, 1988 | Topeka Bank Shares, Inc. | Columbian Financial Corporation |
| Jul 31, 1988 | CRG Employees Federal Credit Union | Aspire Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Newco 1 | PB Bancorp of Cedar Rapids, Inc. |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Nevada County National Bank | The Bank of Commerce, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Merit Savings Bank | Charter Savings Bank, FSB |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Mutual Savings and Loan Association | River Valley Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | The Mitsubishi Bank of California | The Bank of California, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Franklin County Ga Fcu | Stephens-Franklin Teachers Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Valley Bank Middleton | Valley Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Grand Rapids, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota North, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Valley Bank Monona Grove | Valley Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Republic Savings, A Federal Savings and Loan Association | River Valley Savings Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Albert Lea, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota South Central, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Austin, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota South Central, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Saint Margarets Montgomery Fcu | Montgomery Va Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 30, 1988 | United Jersey Bank/Franklin State | United Jersey Bank/Central, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Colonial Bank of Granite City | Magna Bank of Madison County |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Potomac Bancorp, Inc. | City Financial Bancorp, Inc. |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Galva Federal Savings and Loan Association | River Valley Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Dodge Center | Norwest Bank Minnesota South, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Valley Bank Brooklyn | Valley Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Litchfield, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota Central, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Two Harbors, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota North, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Peoria | River Valley Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | The First National Bank of Mondovi | Alliance Bank |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Sauk Rapids, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota Central, National Association |
| Jul 30, 1988 | Norwest Bank Winona, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota South, National Association |
The list holds 500 of the 1,275 mergers recorded for 1988.
FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1988
| Date | Institution | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1988 | United SB of Wyoming | $220.5M |
| Dec 16, 1988 | First Dearborn | $167.3M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | American Home Savings | $403.0M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | Community First Fed Savings | $386.0M |
| Dec 15, 1988 | Rooks County FSA | $32.0M |
| Dec 14, 1988 | Eastern Washington S&LA | $51.5M |
| Dec 12, 1988 | Midamerica SB | $244.3M |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Cardinal FSB | $1.47B |
| Dec 1, 1988 | First FS&LA | $265.7M |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Northpark Savings Association | $126.6M |
| Dec 1, 1988 | United FS&LA | $92.5M |
| Nov 18, 1988 | Tesoro S&LA | $248.1M |
| Nov 16, 1988 | Alliance Bank, N.A. | $8.9M |
| Nov 2, 1988 | Reliance FS&LA | $64.3M |
| Nov 1, 1988 | Lincoln FS&LA | $1.25B |
| Nov 1, 1988 | Southside S&L | $54.1M |
| Oct 25, 1988 | Peoples FSB | $341.1M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Olney Savings Association | $1.34B |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Banc Home Savings Association | $603.4M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Security FS&LA | $396.0M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Heart O Texas Savings Association | $269.5M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | First FS&LA | $214.1M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Southern S&LA | $154.8M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Southwest S&LA | $154.3M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Odessa Savings Association | $132.1M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | San Angelo Savings Association | $124.5M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Petroplex Savings Association | $113.9M |
| Oct 14, 1988 | Shamrock Federal Savings Bank | $102.3M |
| Oct 12, 1988 | First FSB of Indiana | $271.5M |
| Oct 12, 1988 | First FS&LA of Mayfield | $51.5M |
| Oct 12, 1988 | Capital FS&LA | $51.4M |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Guaranty FS&LA | $1.96B |
| Sep 30, 1988 | First FS&LA | $1.01B |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Creditbanc Savings Association | $593.1M |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Franklin Savings Association | $410.9M |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Delta Savings Association of Texas | $202.6M |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Great West Savings Bank | $179.9M |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Citizens FS&LA of New Castle | $51.9M |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Adobe Savings Bank | $48.1M |
| Sep 23, 1988 | Champion Savings Association | $656.7M |
| Sep 21, 1988 | Loves Park FSB | $40.8M |
| Sep 16, 1988 | Guaranty National Bank | $21.1M |
| Sep 9, 1988 | Bay City FS&LA | $157.9M |
| Sep 9, 1988 | Gulf Coast Savings Association | $59.9M |
| Sep 7, 1988 | American S&LA | $30.16B |
| Sep 7, 1988 | First Federal SB | $122.9M |
| Sep 6, 1988 | Coosa FS&LA | $72.1M |
| Sep 1, 1988 | Arsenal Sa | $158.3M |
| Sep 1, 1988 | Citizens FS&LA | $57.9M |
| Sep 1, 1988 | United Sa of Central Indiana | $57.3M |
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