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	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Jun 29, 1989	New Ulm State Bank	New Ulm, TX	$12.0M	Industry State Bank
Jun 29, 1989	Hobby Community Bank	Houston, TX	$8.0M	Iola State Bank
Jun 22, 1989	Great Southern Federal Savings	Savannah, GA	$880.2M	First Wachovia
Jun 22, 1989	Habersham Federal Sa	Cornelia, GA	$93.3M	First Commerce Bank
Jun 22, 1989	First Fed. S & L Assoc.	Americus, GA	$54.4M	Sumter Bank & Trust
Jun 22, 1989	Preston North National Bank	Dallas, TX	$6.5M	Sequor National Bank Texas
Jun 21, 1989	Guardian Bank, N.A.	Hempstead, NY	$409.4M	—
Jun 15, 1989	Helotes State Bank	Helotes, TX	$21.3M	Bank of Leon Springs
Jun 15, 1989	Capital Bank-Northwest, National	San Antonio, TX	$16.0M	McMullen County State Bank
Jun 15, 1989	Northern Bank & Trust	Fort Collins, CO	$6.9M	Union Colony Bank
Jun 14, 1989	Western Savings & Loan	Phoenix, AZ	$5.65B	Bank of America, Az
Jun 14, 1989	Sun State Savings & Loan	Phoenix, AZ	$1.05B	Bank of America, Az
Jun 9, 1989	Treasure State Bank	Glasgow, MT	$14.6M	Valley Bank of Glasgow
Jun 8, 1989	Horizon Financial, F.A.	Southampton, PA	$2.49B	Branch sale
Jun 8, 1989	Civic Savings Bank	Portsmouth, OH	$98.7M	Branch sale
Jun 8, 1989	First American Bank	San Antonio, TX	$13.3M	Jourdanton State Bank
Jun 8, 1989	Fulshear State Bank	Fulshear, TX	$10.7M	—
Jun 8, 1989	Lake Country National Bank	Burnet, TX	$7.5M	Lake Buchanan State Bank
May 31, 1989	The First State Bank	Forgan, OK	$11.7M	The Bank of Beaver City
May 25, 1989	Liberty National Bank	Dallas, TX	$67.5M	Cornerstone Bank, National
May 24, 1989	Commerce and Energy Bank	Lafayette, LA	$29.5M	Midsouth National Bank
May 24, 1989	First Eastern Bank & Trust Company	New Orleans, LA	$29.4M	Peoples Bank & Trust Compan
May 24, 1989	Bank of Aurora	Aurora, CO	$6.9M	—
May 19, 1989	Grand Canyon State Bank	Scottsdale, AZ	$14.6M	Bank of Fountain Hills
May 18, 1989	Security Bank & Trust Company	Wharton, TX	$34.8M	The First National Bank of
May 18, 1989	First National Bank at Oswego	Oswego, KS	$24.0M	Parsons Commercial Bank
May 18, 1989	The First National Bank of Gordon	Gordon, TX	$10.9M	The First National Bank of
May 18, 1989	The Bank of Edmond, National Assoc	Edmond, OK	$8.1M	First Interstate of Oklahom
May 12, 1989	Lewis County Savings and Loan Co	Weston, WV	$4.0M	Community Bank & Trust, Nat
May 11, 1989	Lexington State Bank	Lexington, TX	$13.8M	Central Bank of Houston
May 4, 1989	Katy National Bank	Katy, TX	$52.0M	First Bank
May 4, 1989	First National Bank of East Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$28.3M	The First National Bank in
May 4, 1989	Greater Texas Bank Leander	Leander, TX	$20.6M	Hill Country Bank
Apr 27, 1989	Southwest Federal Savings Assoc.	Los Angeles, CA	$896.8M	Bank of America, N.A.
Apr 27, 1989	Westco Savings Bank, FSB	Wilmington, CA	$188.3M	Frontier Bank, N.A.
Apr 27, 1989	Metropolitan Fed. S & L Assoc.	Denville, NJ	$168.2M	Collective FSB
Apr 27, 1989	Seabank Fed. Savings Bank	Myrtle Beach, SC	$35.4M	First Citizens B&TC of SC
Apr 27, 1989	Bank of Lakewood, National Assoc	Lakewood, CO	$9.7M	Bank of Lakewood
Apr 27, 1989	Seminole National Bank	Hollywood, FL	$6.6M	Family Bank of Hallandale
Apr 21, 1989	Alliance Bank	Anchorage, AK	$779.0M	National Bank of Alaska
Apr 20, 1989	Travis Bank and Trust	Austin, TX	$53.9M	Union National Bank of Texa
Apr 20, 1989	Continental National Bank	San Antonio, TX	$12.2M	Citizens State Bank of Luli
Apr 20, 1989	First State Bank	Deanville, TX	$9.4M	Citizens State Bank
Apr 14, 1989	Lincoln Savings & Loan	Irvine, CA	$4.86B	Great Western Bank, FSB
Apr 13, 1989	Allied Oklahoma Bank, National Assoc	Oklahoma City, OK	$58.3M	Central Bank of Oklahoma Ci
Apr 12, 1989	The Commonwealth Bank	Bellaire, TX	$65.8M	Park National Bank of Houst
Apr 6, 1989	American FS & La of Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO	$720.4M	World S&LA
Apr 6, 1989	Resource Sa	Denison, TX	$616.1M	Deposit payout
Apr 6, 1989	Independence S & L Assoc.	Vallejo, CA	$440.0M	Bay View FS&LA
Apr 6, 1989	First Fed. S & L of Southeast Mo.	Cape Girardeau, MO	$385.1M	Cape CTY Bank of Cape Girar

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	St	Acquirer
Dec 1, 1989	Columbian Savings and Loan Association	IL	First Community Bank, National Association
Dec 1, 1989	(unnamed)	—	KeyBank National Association
Dec 1, 1989	Honeywell West Coast Federal Credit Union	CA	Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	Sioux Falls Milwaukee Employees Federal Credit Union	SD	Bluestone Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of North Carolina	NC	Raleigh Federal Savings Bank
Dec 1, 1989	Union Boulevard National Bank	KS	Commerce Bank, National Association
Dec 1, 1989	Angleton Bank of Commerce	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Dec 1, 1989	Bell and Howell Employees Credit Union	IL	Sherwin Williams Employees Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	Bank of Oklahoma, Mercantile Center	OK	BOKF, N.A.
Dec 1, 1989	The Citizens State Bank of Greenville, Ohio	OH	(unnamed)
Dec 1, 1989	U C U Council Credit Union	IL	Archer Heights Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	Lyndon Guaranty Bank of Ohio	OH	Heartland Bank
Dec 1, 1989	American National Bank	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 30, 1989	Golden Crescent Credit Union, Inc.	OH	Lormet Community Federal Credit Union
Nov 30, 1989	Zapp Bank Plaza Partnership II	MN	Zappco, Inc.
Nov 30, 1989	West-Co Federal Credit Union	CA	Foothill Federal Credit Union
Nov 30, 1989	Grainmillers Credit Union	KS	Salina Railroad Credit Union
Nov 30, 1989	Webster Building & Loan Association	PA	Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank
Nov 29, 1989	Alcobar Federal Credit Union	PA	Omega Federal Credit Union
Nov 29, 1989	Weaver Employee Credit Union	PA	Citadel Federal Credit Union
Nov 28, 1989	National Bank of Commerce	TX	First National Bank
Nov 27, 1989	Colonial Bank	AL	Colonial Bank
Nov 22, 1989	First of Omaha Savings Co.	NE	First National Bank of Omaha
Nov 22, 1989	The Plains Corporation	TX	The Plains Corporation
Nov 21, 1989	Citizens, Inc.	MN	Flagship Financial Group, Inc.
Nov 20, 1989	First Wisconsin South West Bank of Sheboygan	WI	Firstar Bank Sheboygan, National Association
Nov 20, 1989	Lawrence State Bank	NE	Security National Bank of Superior
Nov 19, 1989	Peoples Savings Bank, FSB	MI	Standard Federal Bank
Nov 18, 1989	Federal Reserve Bank Employees Credit Union	MN	Topline Financial Credit Union
Nov 18, 1989	Bank One, Waukesha	WI	Bank One, Wisconsin
Nov 18, 1989	Ameritrust National Bank, Hamilton County	IN	Ameritrust National Bank, Central Indiana
Nov 17, 1989	First State Bank of Poteet	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 17, 1989	First National Bank in Pleasanton	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 17, 1989	Cibolo State Bank	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 17, 1989	Cullen Bank Northfield, National Association	TX	Cullen Center Bank & Trust
Nov 17, 1989	Stanley-Proto Federal Credit Union	OR	Ibew & United Workers Federal Credit Union
Nov 17, 1989	Hays County National Bank	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 13, 1989	Bank of the Midlands	NE	Pinnacle Bank
Nov 11, 1989	Sovran Bank/Eastern	TN	NationsBank of Tennessee, National Association
Nov 10, 1989	Labanco, Inc.	NE	United Nebraska Financial Co.
Nov 10, 1989	Kingsville Bank and Trust Company, National Association	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	Hackensack Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union	NJ	Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union
Nov 10, 1989	The First State Bank of Taft	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	Investors Bank & Trust	GA	Barnett Bank of Atlanta
Nov 10, 1989	Bank of Burwell	NE	United Nebraska Bank
Nov 10, 1989	Citizens State Bank of Bastrop	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	The Nolte National Bank of Seguin	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	Investors Trust Financial Corporation	GA	First City Bancorp, Inc.
Nov 7, 1989	Olean MC Graw-Edison PSD Empl Federal Credit Union	NY	High Point Federal Credit Union
Nov 6, 1989	Irving Trust Company Florida	FL	The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.

The list holds 500 of the 971 mergers recorded for 1989.

Enforcement Actions in 1989

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Sep 7, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Kiester	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Lorenz, Forest
Sep 5, 1989	OCC	Citizens First Trust Company, LLC	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Padgett, James L.
Aug 30, 1989	OCC	First Bank N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First Bank National Association
Aug 23, 1989	OCC_OTS	First Commerce Savings Bank, FSB	Supervisory Agreement: First Commerce Bank, A Federal Savings Bank
Aug 22, 1989	OCC	Bergen Park National Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Kinney, Gregg A.
Aug 22, 1989	OCC	Bergen Park National Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Lamphier, Mark A.
Aug 8, 1989	OCC_OTS	Brookside Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Michael S. Moers
Aug 8, 1989	OCC_OTS	Cross Roads Savings and Loan Association, F.A.	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Gary B. Hobbs
Aug 8, 1989	OCC_OTS	Padre Federal Savings & Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Clemente Garcia, Jr.
Aug 8, 1989	OCC_OTS	River City FSB	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: J. Edward Revel, Jr.
Aug 4, 1989	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings and Loan of Central Indiana	Supervisory Agreement: First Savings and Loan Association of Central Indiana
Jun 22, 1989	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Supervisory Agreement: Peoples Savings and Loan Association of Brookville
Jun 20, 1989	OCC	First National Bank of Pickens County	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Bailey, James K.
Jun 20, 1989	OCC	The Rushville National Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Hedrick, Donald E.
Jun 2, 1989	OCC_OTS	Southeastern Federal Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: Southeastern Savings Bank, Inc.
May 18, 1989	OCC_OTS	Great West, a Federal Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B.
Apr 20, 1989	OCC_OTS	Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Harlan	Supervisory Agreement: Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Harlan
Apr 18, 1989	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Supervisory Agreement: Home Savings Association of Kansas City, F.A.
Apr 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	The Garnett Savings and Loan Association	Supervisory Agreement: The Garnett Savings and Loan Association
Mar 15, 1989	OCC_OTS	SJS Bancorp, Inc.	Supervisory Agreement: SJS Federal Savings Bank
Mar 15, 1989	OCC_OTS	Newport Savings and Loan Association	Supervisory Agreement: Newport Savings and Loan Association
Jan 23, 1989	OCC_OTS	American Charter Federal Savings and Loan Association	Supervisory Agreement: Charter Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jan 20, 1989	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Association of Chickasha	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chickasha
Jan 13, 1989	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Supervisory Agreement: Mid Kansas Federal Savings and Loan Association

FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1989

Date	Institution	HQ	Assets
Apr 13, 1989	Tropical FS&LA	Miami, FL	$55.0M
Mar 30, 1989	Cartersville FSB of Georgia	Cartersville, GA	$56.7M
Feb 3, 1989	Cook County FS&LA	Chicago, IL	$164.0M
Jan 31, 1989	Metropolitan National Bank	San Antonio, TX	$4.4M

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