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

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How many banks failed in 1988?

232 banks failed in 1988, with $48.36B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Jun 2, 1988	Guaranty Bank	Dallas, TX	$82.1M	Red Oak State Bank
Jun 2, 1988	River Plaza National Bank	Forth Worth, TX	$41.8M	Tarrant Bank
Jun 2, 1988	Williamstown Bank, N.A.	Houston, TX	$23.0M	City National Bank
Jun 2, 1988	Security Bank of Boulder	Boulder, CO	$14.1M	First NB in Boulder
Jun 2, 1988	Security Bank of Aurora	Aurora, CO	$10.9M	Security Bank of Colorad
Jun 2, 1988	Community State Bank	Whiting, IA	$5.1M	Sloan State Bank
May 27, 1988	Sandy State Bank	Sandy, UT	$8.9M	Zions First National Ban
May 26, 1988	The First State Bank	Rockwall, TX	$39.9M	Community Bank
May 26, 1988	First National Bank of Kingswood	Kingswood, TX	$16.1M	Interstate Bank North
May 26, 1988	Lone Star Bank	Harris County (Bayto, TX	$13.0M	Citizens B&T Co Baytown
May 24, 1988	Universal S&LA	Scottsdale, AZ	$116.8M	—
May 19, 1988	National Bank of Texas	Houston, TX	$19.4M	Old Braeswood National B
May 13, 1988	Cardinal Savings Bank	Newport, NC	$93.9M	—
May 13, 1988	Westside National Bank	Houston, TX	$32.2M	Compass Bank Houston N.A.
May 12, 1988	The First State Bank	Childress, TX	$14.9M	Citizens STB of Dalhart
May 6, 1988	Forest City Bank & Trust Co.	Forest City, IA	$26.6M	Liberty Bank&trust
May 5, 1988	Union Bank & Trust of Dallas	Dallas, TX	$36.7M	Cornerstone Bank N.A.
May 5, 1988	Lincoln National Bank	Arlington, TX	$13.0M	Tarrant Bank
Apr 29, 1988	American FS&LA	Anderson, IN	$145.8M	—
Apr 29, 1988	Oak Park Bank	Oak Park Heights, MN	$21.1M	St Croix Valley Bank
Apr 22, 1988	The Village Bank	Great Falls, MT	$21.7M	Village Bank of Great F.A.
Apr 22, 1988	Unity Bank	Dayton, OH	$7.1M	First National Bank
Apr 21, 1988	Texas National Bank	Austin, TX	$18.5M	—
Apr 21, 1988	Citizens National Bank	Colorado Springs, CO	$18.3M	State B&T of Co Springs
Apr 19, 1988	MC Allen State Bank	McAllen, TX	$580.0M	First City NB of Houston
Apr 15, 1988	Colonial Thrift & Loan Association	Culver City, CA	$26.8M	Southern Pacific TH&L As
Apr 15, 1988	Metropolitan Industrial Bank	Denver, CO	$12.4M	Resources Industrial Ban
Apr 14, 1988	CY-Fair Bank, N.A.	Harris County, TX	$13.9M	Charter NB Willowbrook
Apr 14, 1988	Jennings Bank	Jennings, KS	$7.1M	Bank of Oberlin
Apr 8, 1988	First Federal of Shawnee	Shawnee, OK	$130.7M	—
Apr 8, 1988	Citizens State Bank of Eagle Bend	Eagle Bend, MN	$10.0M	Lake Country State Bank
Apr 7, 1988	Central National Bank	Dallas, TX	$15.9M	Deposit Guaranty Bank
Apr 7, 1988	Home State Bank	Trent, TX	$5.4M	Farmers&merchants NB Mer
Mar 31, 1988	Union Bank & Trust Company	Oklahoma City, OK	$182.5M	Union Bank&trust Co
Mar 31, 1988	First Bank & Trust	Tomball, TX	$68.7M	Hamilton National Bank
Mar 25, 1988	First National Bank of Del City	Del City, OK	$30.9M	Lincoln National Bank
Mar 24, 1988	Century Bank	Tulsa, OK	$70.8M	Fourth NB of Tulsa
Mar 24, 1988	Cashion Community Bank	Cashion, OK	$6.7M	Community State Bank
Mar 18, 1988	State Bank of Morgan	Morgan, MN	$20.3M	Farmers&merchants STB SP
Mar 18, 1988	Citizens State BK of Gibbon	Gibbon, MN	$15.1M	Minnesota Valley Bank
Mar 17, 1988	First National Bank of Port Allen	Port Allen, LA	$19.6M	Iberville Trust&savings
Mar 11, 1988	First FS&LA of Paducah	Paducah, KY	$130.9M	—
Mar 11, 1988	First Intercounty Bank of New York	New York, NY	$44.1M	Community NB&T Co of NY
Mar 10, 1988	The First Nat Bank & Trust Co. of Cushing	Cushing, OK	$60.3M	American NB of Bristow
Mar 10, 1988	First American Bank & Trust of Baytown	Baytown, TX	$38.2M	Citizens B&T Co Baytown
Mar 10, 1988	Hayesville Savings Bank	Hayesville, IA	$38.0M	Farmers Savings Bank
Mar 10, 1988	Security Bank of Denver, N.A.	Denver, CO	$17.0M	City Center National Ban
Mar 10, 1988	First American Bank & Trust of Manvel	Manvel, TX	$12.3M	First National Bank of a
Mar 10, 1988	First American Bank & TR of Friendswood	Friendswood, TX	$6.4M	—
Mar 10, 1988	Frenchman Valley Bank	Palisade, NE	$2.8M	—

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	St	Acquirer
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Almeda Genoa	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Medical Center, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Market Center, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank of Humble	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City National Bank in Grand Prairie	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Bear Creek	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	Amoco Texas Coast Fcu	TX	Amoco Federal Credit Union
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Westheimer, N.A.	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Farmers Branch	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	Charter National Bank - Willowbrook	TX	Charter National Bank-Colonial
Sep 30, 1988	OMNIBANC North Belt, National Association	TX	OMNIBANK, National Association
Sep 30, 1988	First of America Bank-Michigan City	IN	First of America Bank - Northwest Indiana, National Association
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Inwood Forest, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Fondren South	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Valley View	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Northwest Hills, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Austin, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Northchase, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Westheimer Plaza, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Northeast, N. A.	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Bellaire, N.A.	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Gulfgate	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Westwood, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Gateway, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Beaumont, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank-Central	TX	First City, Texas - Beaumont, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - North Belt, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank of Highland Village	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank of Garland, National Association	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	First National Bank	TX	United Bank of Waco, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	Southwest Bank	TX	United Bank of Waco, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	Safety Federal Savings and Loan Association of Kansas City	MO	Home Federal Savings of Kansas City
Sep 30, 1988	Comunicorp, Inc.	NY	Community Financial System, Inc.
Sep 30, 1988	Sabine Bank	TX	United Bank of Waco, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank of Clear Lake	TX	First City, Texas - Houston, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	(unnamed)	—	First City, Texas - San Antonio, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First Bancshares of Huntington, Inc.	IN	Society Bancorp of Indiana, Inc.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - Windsor Park	TX	First City, Texas - San Antonio, N.A.
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank of Richardson	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank - East Dallas	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	First City Bank of Lancaster	TX	First City, Texas - Dallas
Sep 30, 1988	State National Bancorp of Frankfort, Inc.	KY	Whitaker Bancorp, Inc.
Sep 29, 1988	Alamo Express Federal Credit Union	TX	E M O T Federal Credit Union
Sep 29, 1988	Dana Detroit Employees Credit Union	MI	Motor City Co-Op Credit Union
Sep 28, 1988	Gibson Indianapolis Employees Federal Credit Union	IN	Indiana Members Credit Union
Sep 26, 1988	South Ridge Bank, Inc.	NE	West Gate Bank
Sep 24, 1988	Florida Legal Cu	FL	Fairwinds Credit Union
Sep 24, 1988	Peoples Bancshares Corporation	OH	Norwest Indiana, Inc.
Sep 24, 1988	SouthTrust Bank of Arab	AL	SouthTrust Bank of Marshall County, National Association
Sep 24, 1988	Arsenal Savings Association, Federal Association	IN	Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis
Sep 24, 1988	Merchants and Southern Bank of Clay County	FL	Merchants & Southern Bank
Sep 24, 1988	First Bank of Channahon	IL	Merchants and Manufacturers Bank

The list holds 500 of the 1,275 mergers recorded for 1988.

FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1988

Date	Institution	HQ	Assets
Dec 31, 1988	Broward FS&LA	Sunrise, FL	$535.7M
Dec 31, 1988	Peoria S&LA	Peoria, IL	$171.6M
Dec 30, 1988	United Savings Association of Texas	Houston, TX	$4.64B
Dec 30, 1988	Columbia FS&LA	Englewood, CO	$3.13B
Dec 30, 1988	First FS&LA of Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	$1.24B
Dec 30, 1988	Pathway Financial	Chicago, IL	$1.22B
Dec 30, 1988	Beach FS&LA	Boynton Beach, FL	$1.14B
Dec 30, 1988	Jackson County FSA	Medford, OR	$266.1M
Dec 30, 1988	Tracy-Collins Bank & Trust Company	Salt Lake City, UT	$213.3M
Dec 30, 1988	Northwest FS&LA	Spencer, IA	$129.1M
Dec 30, 1988	Great Falls FS&LA	Great Falls, MT	$128.0M
Dec 30, 1988	Home FS&LA	Spencer, IA	$46.5M
Dec 29, 1988	American SB	Springfield, IL	$887.0M
Dec 29, 1988	Charter Savings S&LA	Corpus Christi, TX	$396.8M
Dec 29, 1988	Peoples S&LA	Llano, TX	$171.1M
Dec 29, 1988	Seguin Savings Association	Seguin, TX	$140.5M
Dec 29, 1988	Lee Savings Association	Giddings, TX	$73.9M
Dec 29, 1988	Union Sa	San Antonio, TX	$72.1M
Dec 29, 1988	Bayview FSA	Corpus Christi, TX	$64.6M
Dec 29, 1988	Independence S&LA	Gonzales, TX	$59.1M
Dec 29, 1988	Ranchers Savings Association	Johnson City, TX	$56.2M
Dec 29, 1988	Yoakum FS&LA	Yoakum, TX	$43.6M
Dec 29, 1988	Keystone S&LA	Lampasas, TX	$30.7M
Dec 29, 1988	First FS&LA	Luling, TX	$30.6M
Dec 29, 1988	Burnet S&LA	Burnet, TX	$28.1M
Dec 28, 1988	First Financial SB	Des Moines, IA	$262.7M
Dec 27, 1988	Gibraltar Sa	Houston, TX	$6.46B
Dec 27, 1988	First Texas Savings Association	Dallas, TX	$3.13B
Dec 27, 1988	Montfort Savings Association	Dallas, TX	$1.82B
Dec 27, 1988	Killeen S&LA	Killeen, TX	$163.4M
Dec 23, 1988	Virginia FS&LA	Richmond, VA	$678.9M
Dec 22, 1988	Commodore Savings Association	Dallas, TX	$499.4M
Dec 22, 1988	Home Sa	Houston, TX	$495.5M
Dec 22, 1988	Home S&LA	Lufkin, TX	$278.5M
Dec 22, 1988	Vista Savings Association	Odessa, TX	$133.1M
Dec 22, 1988	First FS&LA	Big Spring, TX	$129.3M
Dec 22, 1988	Interwest Savings Association	Fort Worth, TX	$109.4M
Dec 22, 1988	Southern Federal Banc S&LA	Lancaster, TX	$91.3M
Dec 22, 1988	Lamesa FS&LA	Lamesa, TX	$89.3M
Dec 22, 1988	Sentry Savings Association	Slaton, TX	$87.0M
Dec 22, 1988	First Western S&LA	Colorado City, TX	$83.4M
Dec 22, 1988	Metroplex Federal Savings Association	Hurst, TX	$64.8M
Dec 22, 1988	Mesquite S&LA	Mesquite, TX	$47.0M
Dec 22, 1988	Reliance Savings Association	Houston, TX	$41.5M
Dec 22, 1988	Mineral Wells S&LA	Mineral Wells, TX	$31.5M
Dec 21, 1988	Baton Rouge Bank & Trust Company	Baton Rouge, LA	$111.5M
Dec 17, 1988	Ohio Valley	Steubenville, OH	$203.9M
Dec 17, 1988	First Border SB	Piqua, OH	$111.0M
Dec 16, 1988	Bloomfield S&LA	Birmingham, MI	$688.7M
Dec 16, 1988	Rocky Mountain FS&LA	Cheynne, WY	$307.2M

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