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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1988 | Citizens State Bank of Pleasant Hill | First Bank |
| Dec 5, 1988 | Bank of the West | Wells Fargo Bank Texas, National Association |
| Dec 5, 1988 | Roodhouse National Bank | First Bank |
| Dec 5, 1988 | The Mingo National Bank of Mingo Junction | The Miners and Mechanics Savings and Trust Company |
| Dec 5, 1988 | First Bank of Columbia, National Association | First Bank |
| Dec 5, 1988 | Arnold State Bank | Pinnacle Bank |
| Dec 3, 1988 | Farmers State Bank | First National Bank in Viroqua |
| Dec 3, 1988 | Viola Insurance Agency, Inc. | Firsnabanco, Inc. |
| Dec 2, 1988 | First Bank | Shawmut Arlington Trust Company |
| Dec 2, 1988 | The First National Bank of Loysville | CCNB Bank, National Association |
| Dec 1, 1988 | JFK Federal Credit Union | Tremont Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Town & Country Shoe Federal Credit Union | Central Missouri Community Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Aurora U.S. Industrial Bank | American Industrial Bank of Aurora |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Hartland Bancorp., Inc. | M&I LLC |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Aurora First National Bancorp | Star Banc Corporation, Indiana |
| Dec 1, 1988 | La Frey Fcu | 705 Federal Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Saint Marys Lorain Parish Federal Credit Union | Lormet Community Federal Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Greater Milwaukee Financial Corp. | M&I LLC |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Village Banc Holding Co., Inc. | M&I LLC |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Key Bank of Southern Maine | KeyBank National Association |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Key Bank of Northern Maine | KeyBank National Association |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Cato Employees Federal Credit Union | Alero Financial Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Dallas News Empl Cu | Resource One Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Key Bank of Eastern Maine | KeyBank National Association |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Star Bank, National Association, Aurora | Star Bank, National Association, Southeastern Indiana |
| Dec 1, 1988 | The First National Bank of Maiden Rock | Pierce County Bank and Trust Company |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Signal Empl Cu | Scenic Community Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Ua Local 469 Credit Union | Arizona Central Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | First National Bank in Galva | Wells Fargo Bank Illinois, National Association |
| Dec 1, 1988 | First State Bank of Edgerton | M&I Bank South |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Leveranz Shoe Credit Union | Sheboygan Area Credit Union |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Commerce Bank of Harrisonville, N. A. | Commerce Bank |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Commerce Bank of Lexington, National Association | Commerce Bank |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Norwest Bank Owatonna, National Association | Norwest Bank Minnesota South, N.A. |
| Dec 1, 1988 | Austin Steel Cu | Resource One Credit Union |
| Nov 30, 1988 | United Bank of Belvidere | First of America-North Central Illinois, National Association |
| Nov 29, 1988 | American Security Company of Bedford, Incorporated | National Processing Company |
| Nov 29, 1988 | Riley Company, Inc. | Merchants National Corporation |
| Nov 28, 1988 | Pilot Point Bancshares Corporation | Pilot Point Bancorp, Inc. |
| Nov 25, 1988 | Bankcenter One | Mark Twain Bank |
| Nov 23, 1988 | Pueblo U.S. Industrial Bank | American Industrial Bank, Inc |
| Nov 23, 1988 | Colorado Springs U.S. Industrial Bank | American Industrial Bank, Inc |
| Nov 23, 1988 | Gsa No 3 Federal Credit Union | Justice Federal Credit Union |
| Nov 22, 1988 | Carver County Bancshares, Inc. | Midamerica Bancshares, Inc. |
| Nov 21, 1988 | (unnamed) | First Midwest Bank |
| Nov 21, 1988 | Naper Bank Bolingbrook | Firstar Bank Illinois |
| Nov 21, 1988 | Wyoming National Bank Cheyenne East | Norwest Bank Wyoming Cheyenne, National Association |
| Nov 19, 1988 | Clay County Bank | DeKalb County Bank & Trust Company |
| Nov 19, 1988 | Sunshine Bank of Fort Walton Beach | Regions Bank of Florida |
| Nov 17, 1988 | Mutual Service Credit Union | Truliant Federal Credit Union |
The list holds 500 of the 1,275 mergers recorded for 1988.
FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1988
| Date | Institution | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1988 | Broward FS&LA | $535.7M |
| Dec 31, 1988 | Peoria S&LA | $171.6M |
| Dec 30, 1988 | United Savings Association of Texas | $4.64B |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Columbia FS&LA | $3.13B |
| Dec 30, 1988 | First FS&LA of Jacksonville | $1.24B |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Pathway Financial | $1.22B |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Beach FS&LA | $1.14B |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Jackson County FSA | $266.1M |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Tracy-Collins Bank & Trust Company | $213.3M |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Northwest FS&LA | $129.1M |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Great Falls FS&LA | $128.0M |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Home FS&LA | $46.5M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | American SB | $887.0M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Charter Savings S&LA | $396.8M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Peoples S&LA | $171.1M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Seguin Savings Association | $140.5M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Lee Savings Association | $73.9M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Union Sa | $72.1M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Bayview FSA | $64.6M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Independence S&LA | $59.1M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Ranchers Savings Association | $56.2M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Yoakum FS&LA | $43.6M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Keystone S&LA | $30.7M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | First FS&LA | $30.6M |
| Dec 29, 1988 | Burnet S&LA | $28.1M |
| Dec 28, 1988 | First Financial SB | $262.7M |
| Dec 27, 1988 | Gibraltar Sa | $6.46B |
| Dec 27, 1988 | First Texas Savings Association | $3.13B |
| Dec 27, 1988 | Montfort Savings Association | $1.82B |
| Dec 27, 1988 | Killeen S&LA | $163.4M |
| Dec 23, 1988 | Virginia FS&LA | $678.9M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Commodore Savings Association | $499.4M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Home Sa | $495.5M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Home S&LA | $278.5M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Vista Savings Association | $133.1M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | First FS&LA | $129.3M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Interwest Savings Association | $109.4M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Southern Federal Banc S&LA | $91.3M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Lamesa FS&LA | $89.3M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Sentry Savings Association | $87.0M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | First Western S&LA | $83.4M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Metroplex Federal Savings Association | $64.8M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Mesquite S&LA | $47.0M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Reliance Savings Association | $41.5M |
| Dec 22, 1988 | Mineral Wells S&LA | $31.5M |
| Dec 21, 1988 | Baton Rouge Bank & Trust Company | $111.5M |
| Dec 17, 1988 | Ohio Valley | $203.9M |
| Dec 17, 1988 | First Border SB | $111.0M |
| Dec 16, 1988 | Bloomfield S&LA | $688.7M |
| Dec 16, 1988 | Rocky Mountain FS&LA | $307.2M |
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