Calendar Year
1989 in US Banking
1,629 bank events are on record for 1989: 530 failures, 971 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 124 enforcement actions.
530
Failures
$163.86B in failed assets
971
Mergers
Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations
124
Enforcement
OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings
4
Assistance
FDIC open-bank assistance
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How many banks failed in 1989?
530 banks failed in 1989, with $163.86B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1989 | Savers FS & La | $806.0M |
| Feb 10, 1989 | Sandia FS & La | $747.1M |
| Feb 10, 1989 | Deseret S & L Assoc. | $159.3M |
| Feb 10, 1989 | Signal S&LA | $46.1M |
| Feb 9, 1989 | First Bank & Trust | $148.1M |
| Feb 9, 1989 | Citizens Bank | $100.1M |
| Feb 9, 1989 | Citizens Bank Houston | $40.2M |
| Feb 7, 1989 | Baltimore Federal Financial | $1.57B |
| Feb 7, 1989 | Freedom S & La | $1.40B |
| Feb 7, 1989 | Gill Sa | $1.21B |
| Feb 7, 1989 | Pacific Savings Bank | $1.12B |
| Feb 3, 1989 | Alaska Statebank | $90.8M |
| Jan 27, 1989 | Carver S&LA | $265.8M |
| Jan 27, 1989 | Oakwood National Bank | $23.0M |
| Jan 27, 1989 | First FS&LA in New Albany | $20.8M |
| Jan 26, 1989 | First State Bank of Texas | $16.3M |
| Jan 26, 1989 | Citizens State Bank | $15.6M |
| Jan 26, 1989 | Community Bank, N.A. | $8.6M |
| Jan 19, 1989 | Merchants State Bank | $122.0M |
| Jan 19, 1989 | Southern Federal SB | $76.6M |
| Jan 19, 1989 | The Planters Bank & Trust Company | $57.3M |
| Jan 19, 1989 | First National Bank of Cedar Park | $18.6M |
| Jan 12, 1989 | The National Bank of Bossier City | $73.3M |
| Jan 12, 1989 | Commercial State Bank | $49.2M |
| Jan 12, 1989 | West Belt National Bank | $26.1M |
| Jan 12, 1989 | Orleans Bank and Trust Company | $24.9M |
| Jan 12, 1989 | Oak Hill National Bank | $18.2M |
| Jan 12, 1989 | Rolling Hills State Bank | $13.2M |
| Jan 12, 1989 | First State Bank | $10.5M |
| Jan 5, 1989 | Bank of Benton | $12.2M |
Which banks merged in 1989?
971 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1989.
See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1989 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›
| Date | Acquired | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1989 | Farmers State Bank of Benson | Commerce Bank of Woodford County, National Association |
| Aug 1, 1989 | First of America Bank-Grand Traverse, National Association | First of America Bank - Northern Michigan |
| Aug 1, 1989 | Farmers Co-Op Elevator Credit Union | MEMBERS1ST Community Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1989 | The First National Bank of Barnesville | American Bank Moorhead |
| Aug 1, 1989 | The Liberty State Bank of Tahlequah, Oklahoma | BancFirst |
| Aug 1, 1989 | United Specialties Employees Credit Union | Sherwin Williams Employees Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1989 | Niagara Federal Credit Union | Erie Times Employees Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1989 | North Chicago Federal Savings and Loan Association | M & I Bank N.A. |
| Aug 1, 1989 | State Bank of Merna | Nebraska State Bank and Trust Company |
| Aug 1, 1989 | Randolph Co-operative Bank | The Co-operative Bank of Concord |
| Aug 1, 1989 | Wyatt Employees Federal Credit Union | Science Park Federal Credit Union |
| Aug 1, 1989 | Spokane Grange Credit Union | Spokane Teachers Credit Union |
| Jul 31, 1989 | (unnamed) | The First National Bank of Southeastern Ohio |
| Jul 31, 1989 | Tribune Credit Union | Sound Credit Union |
| Jul 31, 1989 | Manchester Credit Union | Dane County Credit Union |
| Jul 29, 1989 | Severy State Bank | Home Bank and Trust Company |
| Jul 28, 1989 | San Pedro Bank | Norwest Bank Texas, South, National Association |
| Jul 24, 1989 | B.H.C. Federal Credit Union | Philadelphia Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 24, 1989 | Plainville Federal Credit Union | Arise Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 24, 1989 | The First National Bank of Abbeville | First Commercial Bank, Franklin, Louisiana |
| Jul 21, 1989 | The Lowry City Bank | St. Clair County State Bank |
| Jul 21, 1989 | Cardinal Bancshares, Inc. | Cardinal Bancshares, Inc. |
| Jul 21, 1989 | III County Federal Credit Union | Infuze Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 21, 1989 | United Community Bank *Pawnee* | United Community Bank |
| Jul 18, 1989 | Lyman Savings and Loan Association | Parkvale Savings Bank |
| Jul 17, 1989 | G B C Employees Credit Union | Meadows Credit Union |
| Jul 17, 1989 | Parkchester Federal Credit Union | Nea Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 17, 1989 | First State Bank | Pioneer Bank & Trust |
| Jul 15, 1989 | Sovran Bank/Marshall County, National Association | NationsBank of Tennessee, National Association |
| Jul 15, 1989 | Key City Bank and Trust Company | Dubuque Bank and Trust Company |
| Jul 15, 1989 | West Side Bank | Hanover Bank |
| Jul 13, 1989 | South Arkansas Federal Credit Union | Carter Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 12, 1989 | Heartland Federal Credit Union | Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 11, 1989 | Superior Fireproof Door Employees Federal Credit Union | First Credit Union of Scranton |
| Jul 11, 1989 | T of NH Federal Credit Union | Port Washington Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 8, 1989 | Sharon Savings Bank Federal Savings Bank | Household Bank, F.S.B. |
| Jul 8, 1989 | First State Bank | Warren-Boynton State Bank |
| Jul 8, 1989 | Commerce Bank of Hutchinson N.A. | Emprise Bank, National Association |
| Jul 7, 1989 | State Employee Credit Union | Capitol Credit Union |
| Jul 5, 1989 | Craftsman Credit Union | Webster First Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 5, 1989 | First Security Bancorp | West One Bancorp, Washington |
| Jul 3, 1989 | University Credit Union | Virginia Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 3, 1989 | Glenmore Permanent Building and Loan Association | The Columbia Bank |
| Jul 3, 1989 | Wellsville Community Federal Credit Union | Alco Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 1989 | Cherokee Federal Credit Union | Mountain Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 1989 | Lafayette Indiana School Employees Federal Credit Union | Purdue Federal Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 1989 | Simpson Albany Employees Federal Credit Union | 44 North Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 1989 | Coca-Cola Bottling Company Credit Union | Telco Community Credit Union |
| Jul 1, 1989 | First United Bank | OmniBank |
| Jul 1, 1989 | Cgemc Empl Cu | Go Energy Financial Credit Union |
The list holds 500 of the 971 mergers recorded for 1989.
Enforcement Actions in 1989
| Action date | Agency | Institution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 1989 | OCC_OTS | The Garnett Savings and Loan Association | Cease and Desist: The Garnett Savings and Loan Association |
| Nov 6, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Pioneer Federal Savings & Loan Association | Supervisory Agreement: The Pioneer Savings and Loan Association |
| Nov 1, 1989 | OCC | The Patoka National Bank | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Wood, Mike T. |
| Oct 31, 1989 | OCC_OTS | (individual) | Supervisory Agreement: Sun Savings Bank |
| Oct 30, 1989 | FRB | First Security Bank of Missoula | Prohibition from Banking: Bruce F. Dailey |
| Oct 25, 1989 | OCC_OTS | First Federal Savings Association of Wewoka | Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Wewoka |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Burkholder, Jack |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Thomas, Harvey |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Porter, John W. |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Porter, John R. |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Muir, Richard |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Lloyd, Sandra G. |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Higgs, Joe |
| Oct 24, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Sanger | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Cochran, Robert |
| Oct 23, 1989 | OCC_OTS | (individual) | Cease and Desist: Evergreen Federal Savings Bank |
| Oct 23, 1989 | OCC_OTS | West Town Bancorp, Inc. | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Richard Kukielski |
| Oct 19, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Carrollton Federal Savings and Loan Association | Supervisory Agreement: Carrollton Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Oct 13, 1989 | OCC | Village Green National Bank | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Village Green National Bank |
| Oct 13, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Padre Federal Savings & Loan Association | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Rudy T. Garza |
| Oct 13, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Peoples Heritage Savings, A Federal Savings and Loan Association | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: James R. Cruce |
| Oct 13, 1989 | OCC | Memorial Bank, N.A. | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Memorial Bank, National Association |
| Oct 6, 1989 | OCC_OTS | General Federal Savings Bank | Cease and Desist: General Bank, A Federal Savings Bank |
| Oct 6, 1989 | OCC | Citizens National Bank of Walnut Ridge | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Citizens National Bank Of Walnut Ridge |
| Oct 2, 1989 | FRB | American Banshares, Inc. | Civil Money Penalty $250,000: William Deam |
| Sep 29, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Enterprise Federal Savings and Loan Association | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Phillip Gattuso |
| Sep 29, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Sutter Buttes Savings Bank, FSB | Cease and Desist: Sutter Buttes Savings and Loan Association |
| Sep 29, 1989 | OCC_OTS | First America Federal Savings Bank | Cease and Desist: First America Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank |
| Sep 29, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Vision Banc Savings | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: B. J. Garman |
| Sep 27, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Carthage | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The First National Bank Of Carthage |
| Sep 25, 1989 | FRB | National Mortgage Bank of Greece S.A. | Civil Money Penalty $2,000,000: National Mortgage Bank of Greece, Astoria, NY |
| Sep 25, 1989 | FRB | National Bank of Greece S.A. | Cease and Desist Order: National Bank of Greece, S.A., Athens, Greece |
| Sep 25, 1989 | FRB | National Mortgage Bank of Greece S.A. | Cease and Desist Order: National Mortgage Bank of Greece, Astoria, NY |
| Sep 25, 1989 | OCC | Wilshire Center Bank, N.A. | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Wilshire Center Bank, National Association |
| Sep 25, 1989 | OCC | Central National Bank of Mattoon | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Central National Bank of Mattoon |
| Sep 25, 1989 | FRB | National Bank of Greece S.A. | Civil Money Penalty $125,000: National Bank of Greece, S.A., Athens, Greece |
| Sep 20, 1989 | OCC | Bedford National Bank | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Bedford National Bank |
| Sep 20, 1989 | OCC | Texas Commerce Finance, N.A. | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Texas Commerce Bank - Conroe, N.A. |
| Sep 20, 1989 | OCC | (individual) | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Citicorp Trust, N.A. |
| Sep 18, 1989 | OCC | Rocky Mountain National Bank | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Rocky Mountain Nationla Bank |
| Sep 15, 1989 | OCC | American National Bank Elk City | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Lowrey, Austin |
| Sep 13, 1989 | OCC | Titan Bank, N.A. | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First National Bank |
| Sep 11, 1989 | OCC_OTS | (individual) | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Bruce H. Milligan |
| Sep 11, 1989 | OCC_OTS | Enterprise Federal Savings and Loan Association | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Ronald C. Brechtel |
| Sep 11, 1989 | OCC | Security Bank of Denver, N.A. | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Moll, David L. |
| Sep 8, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Kiester | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Christian, Edward T. |
| Sep 8, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Kiester | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Van Hove, Donald |
| Sep 8, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Kiester | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Nickel, Donald |
| Sep 8, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Kiester | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Eilertson, Edward |
| Sep 8, 1989 | OCC | The First National Bank of Kiester | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Bird, Kenneth R. |
| Sep 8, 1989 | OCC | Gateway National Bank | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Gateway National Bank |
FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1989
| Date | Institution | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1989 | Tropical FS&LA | $55.0M |
| Mar 30, 1989 | Cartersville FSB of Georgia | $56.7M |
| Feb 3, 1989 | Cook County FS&LA | $164.0M |
| Jan 31, 1989 | Metropolitan National Bank | $4.4M |
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