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
Mar 9, 1989	Trinity Valley Savings	Cleveland, TX	$91.9M	Hibernia NB, TX
Mar 9, 1989	Liberty Bell Savings Assoc.	Beaver Falls, PA	$90.3M	Reeves Bank
Mar 9, 1989	First Equity Sa	Tomball, TX	$87.1M	Kilgore FS&LA
Mar 9, 1989	Valley Federal S & L Assoc.	Grand Junction, CO	$83.8M	Mesa NB
Mar 9, 1989	Citizens of Texas S & L Assoc.	Baytown, TX	$76.4M	West Loop S&LA
Mar 9, 1989	Century Federal Savings Bank	Trenton, TN	$73.9M	Security Bank
Mar 9, 1989	Lincoln FS & La	Mt. Carmel, TN	$72.2M	Executive Park NB
Mar 9, 1989	First Capital Savings ASSOC./TEXAS	Houston, TX	$70.9M	NCNB Texas National Bank
Mar 9, 1989	Modern Fed. S & L Assoc.	Grand Junction, CO	$70.4M	Centennial SB
Mar 9, 1989	Sun Country SB of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM	$66.5M	Deposit payout
Mar 9, 1989	Century Savings & Loan	Baytown, TX	$58.7M	NCNB Texas National Bank
Mar 9, 1989	Alpine Savings	Steamboat Springs, CO	$57.7M	Deposit payout
Mar 9, 1989	Colorado S & L Assoc.	Englewood, CO	$54.3M	Colorado SB, FSB of Grand C
Mar 9, 1989	Humble S & L Assoc.	Humble, TX	$50.3M	Hibernia NB, TX
Mar 9, 1989	Bank of the West	Austin, TX	$46.7M	The Bank of the West
Mar 9, 1989	Southeastern Savings Assoc.	Dayton, TX	$44.7M	Deposit payout
Mar 9, 1989	Liberty County FS & La	Liberty, TX	$43.8M	Bayshore NB
Mar 9, 1989	Bayshore Sa	Laporte, TX	$39.4M	BNB Sa, FSA
Mar 9, 1989	City Savings Assoc.	League City, TX	$33.8M	League City B&T
Mar 9, 1989	First Fed. S & L Assoc.	Summerville, GA	$32.8M	Interfederal SB
Mar 9, 1989	First Savings Bank of Alabama	Hamilton, AL	$26.0M	Southtrust Bank of Marion C
Mar 9, 1989	Rocky Mountain S & L Assoc.	Woodland Park, CO	$18.2M	Mountain NB
Mar 9, 1989	Lakeway National Bank	Austin, TX	$16.7M	First Commercial Bank, N.A.
Mar 9, 1989	Citizens Bank and Trust	Calvert, TX	$14.2M	First State Bank
Mar 9, 1989	United Guaranty Fed. Savings Bank	Tullahoma, TN	$11.5M	Franklin County Bank
Mar 2, 1989	San Antonio Savings	San Antonio, TX	$2.64B	First Gibraltar Bank, FSB
Mar 2, 1989	Bexar Savings Association	San Antonio, TX	$813.6M	Sunbelt Savings
Mar 2, 1989	Alamo Sa of Texas	San Antonio, TX	$569.9M	Deposit payout
Mar 2, 1989	Valley FS & La of Hutchinson	Hutchinson, KS	$222.4M	Branch sale
Mar 2, 1989	Shawnee Fed. S & L Assoc.	Topeka, KS	$221.1M	Bank IV Topeka, N.A.
Mar 2, 1989	First State Savings	San Antonio, TX	$217.0M	Banc One TX, N.A.
Mar 2, 1989	First Federal Savings/Hutchinson	Hutchinson, KS	$183.5M	Union NB
Mar 2, 1989	First FSB of Kansas	Wellington, KS	$155.9M	Branch sale
Mar 2, 1989	First Federal Bank of Alaska	Anchorage, AK	$137.6M	First NB of Anchorage
Mar 2, 1989	Landmark Savings Bank FSB	Hot Springs, AR	$132.3M	Branch sale
Mar 2, 1989	First Fed. S & L Assoc.	Fayetteville, AR	$125.6M	Branch sale
Mar 2, 1989	Madison Guaranty S & La	McCrory, AR	$114.7M	Branch sale
Mar 2, 1989	First State Savings Bank	Mountain Home, AR	$107.6M	Worthen B&TC, N.A.
Mar 2, 1989	Mission Sa of Texas	San Antonio, TX	$97.8M	Deposit payout
Mar 2, 1989	Topeka Savings	Topeka, KS	$96.6M	Bank IV Topeka, N.A.
Mar 2, 1989	Southmost S & L	Brownsville, TX	$95.8M	Deposit payout
Mar 2, 1989	Home Savings Bank	Anchorage, AK	$91.5M	Security Pacific Bank Ak, N
Mar 2, 1989	First FS & La of Coffeyville	Coffeyville, KS	$90.6M	Bank IV Coffeyville N.A.
Mar 2, 1989	Peoples S & L Assoc.	Parsons, KS	$84.3M	Parsons Commercial Bank
Mar 2, 1989	Mid America Fed. S & L Assoc.	Parsons, KS	$83.3M	Branch sale
Mar 2, 1989	Vision Banc Savings Assoc.	Kingsville, TX	$77.3M	Deposit payout
Mar 2, 1989	Gibraltar S & L Assoc.	Annapolis, MD	$71.8M	Annapolis NB
Mar 2, 1989	Colonial Savings Association	Liberal, KS	$70.3M	Garden NB of Garden City
Mar 2, 1989	La Hacienda Savings Assoc.	San Antonio, TX	$69.7M	First Community Bank
Mar 2, 1989	Enterprise Federal Savings	Marrero, LA	$63.5M	Whitney NB

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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