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
Sep 23, 1989	Bank of Pleasanton	KS	The Farmers State Bank of Blue Mound
Sep 20, 1989	Winter Garden Credit Union	TX	Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union
Sep 16, 1989	Marquette Bank University, National Association	MN	Marquette Bank Minneapolis, National Association
Sep 16, 1989	First Bank Cottage Grove National Association	MN	U.S. Bank National Association
Sep 16, 1989	Marquette Bank Columbia Heights	MN	Marquette Bank Minneapolis, National Association
Sep 16, 1989	First Bank and Trust Company	GA	Wachovia Bank of Georgia, National Association
Sep 16, 1989	Marquette Bank Lake	MN	Marquette Bank Minneapolis, National Association
Sep 15, 1989	Southern California Free Methodist Credit Union	CA	Adelfi Credit Union
Sep 15, 1989	Bank of Long Island	NY	The Bank of New York Mellon
Sep 15, 1989	Bridgeport Progressive Federal Credit Union	CT	McKesson Federal Credit Union
Sep 13, 1989	Lion Wilkes Barre Federal Credit Union	PA	Choice One Community Federal Credit Union
Sep 11, 1989	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Montclair	NJ	Penn Federal Savings Bank
Sep 9, 1989	Society Bank of Eastern Ohio, National Association	OH	KeyBank N.A.
Sep 9, 1989	Saint Gregory Federal Credit Union	VA	Abnb Federal Credit Union
Sep 9, 1989	Mercantile Bancorp, Inc.	OK	First Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.
Sep 9, 1989	Touro Employees Federal Credit Union	LA	Onpath Federal Credit Union
Sep 9, 1989	Mercantile Bank, N.A.	OK	First Fidelity Bank
Sep 4, 1989	Magna Bank of Freeburg	IL	Magna Bank, National Association
Sep 3, 1989	Magna Bank of Mascoutah	IL	Magna Bank, National Association
Sep 3, 1989	Magna Bank of Marissa	IL	Magna Bank, National Association
Sep 2, 1989	Eastex Bancshares, Inc.	TX	Ubank Holdings, Inc.
Sep 1, 1989	Wabash General Hospital Federal Credit Union	IL	Louisville Medical Center Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Plateau Cu	TN	Upper Cumberland Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	FN Bancorp	IN	Fort Wayne National Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	St. Joseph Bancorp, Inc.	IL	First Busey Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	Consolidated Banc Shares	WV	CB&T Financial Corp
Sep 1, 1989	Exchange Holding, Inc.	KS	Fourth Financial Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	American Heritage Bancshares, Inc.	MI	Manufacturers National Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	Arcom Credit Union	IL	Sherwin Williams Employees Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	The Lowndes Bank	WV	Community Bank & Trust
Sep 1, 1989	The Mountain National Bank of Clifton Forge	VA	Crestar Bank
Sep 1, 1989	Saint Gregory the Great Parish Credit Union	OH	Saints Margaret & Gregory Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Scarsdale National Bank and Trust Company	NY	The Bank of New York Mellon
Sep 1, 1989	Texas National Guard Credit Union	TX	United Heritage Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Hayward Regional Federal Credit Union	CT	Waypoint Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	(unnamed)	—	Boatmen's National Bank of Cape Girardeau
Sep 1, 1989	First of America Bank - Ludington, National Association	MI	First of America Bank-Muskegon
Sep 1, 1989	Valley National Bank	MN	The Midway National Bank of St. Paul
Sep 1, 1989	Galveston News Employee Federal Credit Union	TX	Primeway Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	J.H.S. Employees Credit Union	TN	Resource Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Digital Communications Corporation Employees Federal Credit Union	MD	Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Heylpat Federal Credit Union	PA	Tri-Valley Services Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	First Federal Savings and Loan Association	MS	Magnolia Federal Bank for Savings
Sep 1, 1989	Newman-Crosby Employees Credit Union	RI	COASTAL1 Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	(unnamed)	—	First Interstate Bank of California
Aug 31, 1989	Saint Cyril and Saint Francis Xaviers Parishes Federal Credit Union	PA	Little Giant Federal Credit Union
Aug 29, 1989	CBI Insurance Services Inc	WI	Valley Bank
Aug 29, 1989	Midamerican Corporation	KS	Midamerican Corporation
Aug 29, 1989	(unnamed)	—	The Seymour National Bank
Aug 28, 1989	The First National Bank of Ripley	WV	United Bank

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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