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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1989 | Texas Eastern Credit Union | Membersource Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | The First National Bank of Hancock | NBT Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1989 | The Fulton County National Bank and Trust Company | NBT Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Steel Lec Federal Credit Union | Tri-Valley Services Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Pearl River Public Empl Cu | Credit Union South |
| Oct 1, 1989 | University & State Employees Credit Union of Santa Barbara | The Golden 1 Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | MetroBanc, National Association | Comerica Bank National Association |
| Oct 1, 1989 | (unnamed) | Fleet Bank-NH |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Comerica Bank-Grand Rapids, National Association | Comerica Bank National Association |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Indian Head National Bank of Keene | Fleet Bank-NH |
| Oct 1, 1989 | First State Bank of McLaughlin | First National Bank |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Western District Credit Union | Eastern Utah Community Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Sacramento Columbian Credit Union | S a F E Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | The Bank of Lake Placid | NBT Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Sheet Metal Workers Credit Union | SMW Financial Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | AmeriBank of Oldsmar | Ameribank |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Allegheny JWV Federal Credit Union | Tri Boro Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Dartmouth National Bank | Fleet Bank-NH |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Band Instrument Federal Credit Union | Inova Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Indian Head Bank North | Fleet Bank-NH |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Hyde Park Cooperative Federal Credit Union | Vicinity Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Gas Light Federal Credit Union | Sterling United Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Hayes National Bank | NBT Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Rising Sun State Bank | The Madison Bank and Trust Company |
| Oct 1, 1989 | MVC Cu | MSTC Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Teamsters Local 830 Federal Credit Union | Sun East Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Sunnyside Financial Community Credit Union | Southern Lakes Credit Union |
| Sep 30, 1989 | The Citizens National Bank of Bedford | NBD Bank, National Association |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Credit Union 1 of Salina | Great Plains Federal Credit Union |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Community First Minnesota Bankshares, Inc. | Community First Bankshares, Inc. |
| Sep 30, 1989 | S B H Corp. | Pinnacle Banc Group, Inc. |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Citizens Bancshares Corporation | INB Financial Corporation |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Florida Community Banks, Inc. | Southtrust of Northwest Florida, Inc. |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Florida Central Banks, Inc. | Southtrust of Northwest Florida, Inc. |
| Sep 30, 1989 | C.R.N.B.SHARES, Inc. | First Community Bancshares Inc |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Cherry River National Bank of Richwood | (unnamed) |
| Sep 30, 1989 | CSL Savings Bank | Diamond Savings and Loan Company |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Sanese Credit Union, Inc. | Wright-Patt Credit Union, Inc. |
| Sep 30, 1989 | P F W Federal Credit Union | San Diego County Credit Union |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Shorter A.M.E. Federal Credit Union | Space Age Credit Union |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Pioneer Bancorporation, Inc. | United Banks of Colorado Inc. |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Bank of Washington County | sSouthTrust Bank of Northwest Florida |
| Sep 30, 1989 | First Bank of Holmes County | sSouthTrust Bank of Northwest Florida |
| Sep 29, 1989 | United Data Services Incorporated | Integra Financial Corporation |
| Sep 29, 1989 | Comanche Bancshares, Inc. | Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. |
| Sep 29, 1989 | Globe Financial Services, Inc. | Capitol Bank and Trust Company |
| Sep 29, 1989 | Oketo Banc Shares, Inc. | Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. |
| Sep 27, 1989 | Williston Realty Company | American State Bank & Trust Company of Williston |
| Sep 27, 1989 | Local 73 Credit Union | Vicinity Credit Union |
| Sep 23, 1989 | Davis County Bank | Wells Fargo Trust Company, N.A. |
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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