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 7, 1989 | Magna Bank of Lincoln | Magna Bank of Springfield |
| Oct 7, 1989 | (unnamed) | The Bank of New York Mellon |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 303 Main Street, Lander, Wyoming 82520 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 123 East Main, Riverton, Wyoming 82501 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 10 Shoshone, Green River, Wyoming 82935 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 200 North Center Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming 829 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 849 Front Street, Evanston, Wyoming 82930 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 120 West Pearl, Jackson, Wyoming 83001 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - Seventh and Douglas Highway, Gillette, Wyoming 827 | Key Bank of Wyoming - Corner - Midwest and Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming 8260 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | National Bank of Commerce of De Ridder | The First National Bank of Lake Charles |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 7th and Robertson, Worland, Wyoming 82401 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 123 East Main, Riverton, Wyoming 82501 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 2 North Main, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 | Key Bank of Wyoming - Corner - Midwest and Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming 8260 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | First of America Bank - Copper Country | First of America Bank-Upper Peninsula, National Association |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 801 Pine Avenue, Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 120 West Pearl, Jackson, Wyoming 83001 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 2126 East A Street, Torrington, Wyoming 82240 | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 1130 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, Wyoming 82414 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 123 East Main, Riverton, Wyoming 82501 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 302 North 1st, Saratoga, Wyoming 82331 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 200 North Center Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming 829 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 257 South Main Street, Lusk, Wyoming 82225 | Key Bank of Wyoming - Corner - Midwest and Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming 8260 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 240 South 4th, Douglas, Wyoming 82633 | Key Bank of Wyoming - Corner - Midwest and Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming 8260 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 440 Budd Avenue, Big Piney, Wyoming 83113 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 120 West Pearl, Jackson, Wyoming 83001 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - Fourth and Buffalo, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 200 North Center Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming 829 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 611 Ninth Street, Wheatland, Wyoming 82201 | Key Bank of Wyoming - Corner - Midwest and Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming 8260 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | NBC Bancshares of Deridder, Inc. | Louisiana Banc One Corporation |
| Oct 6, 1989 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 222 Garfield, Laramie, Wyoming 82070 | Key Bank of Wyoming - 200 North Center Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming 829 |
| Oct 5, 1989 | Weston Hospital Federal Credit Union | Harrison County Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Stauffer Big Island Federal Credit Union | Trona Valley Community Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Hemingford Banshares, Inc. | Abbott Bank Group, Inc. |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Hyannis Banshares, Inc. | Abbott Bank Group, Inc. |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Deshler State Company | Midwest Banc Holding Co. |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Bridgeport Banshares, Inc. | Abbott Bank Group, Inc. |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Johnson County Bank, National Association | First State Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | State Bank of Pennock | Heritage Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | SKM Federal Credit Union | Y-12 Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Reliable Stores Corporation Credit Union | Central Credit Union of Maryland |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Abbott Bank | Community First National Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | American State Bank | Amfirst Bank |
| Oct 2, 1989 | Gallup Municipal Federal Credit Union | First Financial Credit Union |
| Oct 2, 1989 | The Citizens National Bank of Madelia | Heritage Bank, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1989 | W P Oroville Employees Federal Credit Union | Butte Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Citizens Group, Inc. | Alpha Financial Group, Inc. |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Dartmouth National Corporation | Indian Head Banks Inc. |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Brownie Cu | Members First Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Town and Country Credit Union | Citizens Community Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F&M Bank-Forest Junction | F & M Bank - Hilbert |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Automotive Parts Association Federal Credit Union | Big Valley Federal 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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