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
Dec 21, 1989	Columbia FSA	Nassau Bay, TX	$77.1M	Deposit payout
Dec 21, 1989	Silver Savings Assoc.	Silver City, NM	$32.2M	First New Mexico Bank
Dec 20, 1989	First City National Bank and Trust	New York, NY	$39.5M	—
Dec 20, 1989	United Community Bank	Westlake Village, CA	$32.3M	Olympic National Bank
Dec 15, 1989	First American Bank and Trust	North Palm Beach, FL	$1.38B	First American Bank and Tru
Dec 14, 1989	Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings	Baltimore, MD	$585.8M	Household Bank, FSB
Dec 14, 1989	Louisiana Savings Assn.	Lake Charles, LA	$449.3M	Branch sale
Dec 14, 1989	First Acadiana Bank	Eunice, LA	$46.8M	American Security Bank of V
Dec 14, 1989	Canyon Lake Bank	Canyon Lake, TX	$31.0M	Victoria Bank & Trust Compa
Dec 14, 1989	North Side State Bank	Tulsa, OK	$20.4M	Bank of Tulsa
Dec 14, 1989	Red River S & L Assoc.	Coushatta, LA	$10.4M	Peoples State Bank
Dec 13, 1989	City National Bank of Sayre	Sayre, OK	$21.0M	First State Bank and Trust
Dec 13, 1989	Midlothian National Bank	Midlothian, TX	$9.9M	The First National Bank in
Dec 8, 1989	City Savings, FSB	Somerset, NJ	$9.81B	Branch sale
Dec 8, 1989	Atlantic Permanent Federal	Norfolk, VA	$581.0M	Branch sale
Dec 8, 1989	First Bank, Pineville, Louisiana	Pineville, LA	$72.3M	Rapides Bank & Trust Compan
Dec 8, 1989	Orange State Bank	Miami, FL	$8.0M	Helm Bank
Dec 7, 1989	Arlington Heights Savings Assoc.	Arlington Heights, IL	$509.1M	Citibank FSB
Dec 7, 1989	Community Federal Savings Assoc.	Bridgeport, CT	$58.3M	Union Trust Co.
Dec 7, 1989	Westheimer Memorial Bank, N.A.	Houston, TX	$38.9M	Hibernia National Bank in T
Dec 7, 1989	First Commerce National Bank	Phoenix, AZ	$20.3M	Citicorp(arizona)
Dec 7, 1989	Atlantic National Bank	Norfolk, VA	$14.4M	New Atlantic Bank, National
Dec 7, 1989	The Garnett S & L Assoc.	Garnett, KS	$13.6M	Farmers State Bank
Dec 7, 1989	Aledo State Bank	Aledo, TX	$9.9M	Citizens National Bank of W
Dec 7, 1989	First National Bank of Frisco	Frisco, TX	$9.0M	Hibernia National Bank in T
Dec 1, 1989	First Security Bank of Glendive	Glendive, MT	$32.4M	The First National Bank of
Dec 1, 1989	Central Dakota Bank	Lehr, ND	$13.9M	Security State Bank, Wishek
Nov 30, 1989	Security Federal Savings, FSB	Columbia, SC	$759.2M	South Carolina NB
Nov 30, 1989	Brookside Federal S & L	Los Angeles, CA	$601.4M	Deposit payout
Nov 30, 1989	Southwestern Federal Savings	El Paso, TX	$126.4M	Deposit payout
Nov 30, 1989	Austin FS & La	Austin, TX	$113.4M	Deposit payout
Nov 30, 1989	Fortune Financial Fed. S & L Assoc	Copperas Cove, TX	$84.2M	Deposit payout
Nov 30, 1989	Greater Texas Bank Southwest, N.A.	Travis County, TX	$32.6M	NCNB Texas National Bank
Nov 30, 1989	Salamanca Fed. Savings Assoc.	Salamanca, NY	$29.7M	Cattaraugus City Bank
Nov 30, 1989	Greater Texas Bank North, N.A.	Austin, TX	$22.7M	Hibernia National Bank in T
Nov 30, 1989	First Federal Savings Bank	Diamondville, WY	$13.4M	Deposit payout
Nov 17, 1989	Security National Bank of Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	$19.4M	—
Nov 16, 1989	Sooner Federal Savings Assoc.	Tulsa, OK	$1.53B	First Gibraltar Bank, FSB
Nov 16, 1989	General Federal Savings Bank	Coral Gables, FL	$355.5M	Republic NB of Miami
Nov 16, 1989	First Federal S & L /Central Indiana	Anderson, IN	$192.4M	Shelby FSB
Nov 16, 1989	Texas Western Federal Savings	Houston, TX	$116.1M	Deposit payout
Nov 16, 1989	Security Fed. Savings Association	Garden Grove, CA	$71.0M	Itt FB, FSB
Nov 16, 1989	Love Field National Bank	Dallas, TX	$28.3M	Hibernia National Bank in T
Nov 16, 1989	Executive National Bank	San Antonio, TX	$7.3M	Hibernia National Bank in T
Nov 9, 1989	Colonial Federal Savings Assoc.	Roselle Park, NJ	$427.1M	Branch sale
Nov 9, 1989	Fidelity Federal Savings Assoc.	Galesburg, IL	$393.8M	First Bank, a SB
Nov 9, 1989	Crest Federal S & L	Kankakee, IL	$137.1M	Branch sale
Nov 9, 1989	Aspen Savings Bank FSB	Aspen, CO	$136.3M	Bank of Aspen
Nov 9, 1989	Saratoga S & L Association	San Jose, CA	$84.5M	Pacific Western Bank
Nov 9, 1989	City National Bank of Plano	Plano, TX	$56.5M	Compass Bank - Plano

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
Aug 26, 1989	Magna Bank of New Holland	IL	Magna Bank of Lincoln
Aug 26, 1989	Citizens Bancorporation	WA	Frontier Financial Corporation
Aug 26, 1989	Citizens Bank of Snohomish County	WA	Frontier Bank
Aug 25, 1989	H.E.R.E. Local 274 Federal Credit Union	PA	Philadelphia Federal Credit Union
Aug 25, 1989	Etcor Federal Credit Union	PA	Heights Community Federal Credit Union
Aug 25, 1989	Geesi Federal Credit Union	PA	Lebanon Federal Credit Union
Aug 24, 1989	Vipol Federal Credit Union	NJ	Bay Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Aug 24, 1989	Whitestown Federal Credit Union	NY	G.P.O. Federal Credit Union
Aug 22, 1989	Teeds Grove Savings Bank	IA	Community Bank
Aug 21, 1989	New Haven Merchant's Bank	CT	The Bank of New Haven
Aug 19, 1989	State Bank of Syracuse	IN	(unnamed)
Aug 18, 1989	Nanuet National Bank	NY	The Bank of New York Mellon
Aug 18, 1989	Ultra Bancorporation	NJ	National Westminster Bancorp NJ
Aug 18, 1989	Bank of New England-Essex	MA	Bank of New England-North, National Association
Aug 18, 1989	Colona Avenue State Bank	IL	Metrobank, National Association
Aug 18, 1989	GT/S and S Employees Federal Credit Union	IL	Meadows Credit Union
Aug 15, 1989	Ladysmith Corporation	MN	Pioneer Acquisition Corp.
Aug 15, 1989	First Healthcare Credit Union	IL	Illinois State Police Federal Credit Union
Aug 11, 1989	First Bristol County National Bank	MA	Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts
Aug 10, 1989	Western Union Employees Credit Union	IL	Vicinity Credit Union
Aug 10, 1989	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Akron	OH	Charter One Bank, National Association
Aug 10, 1989	Western Reserve Savings Bank	OH	Charter One Bank, National Association
Aug 9, 1989	Post-Telegram Employees Federal Credit Union	CT	Bridgeport Hospital Federal Credit Union
Aug 9, 1989	Usl Battery Employees Federal Credit Union	NY	Niagara's Choice Federal Credit Union
Aug 9, 1989	Buena Vista Savings & Industrial Bank	CO	Peoples National Bank
Aug 8, 1989	Progresso Federal Credit Union	NJ	Bay Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Aug 8, 1989	Schuyler Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union	NY	Finger Lakes Health Care Federal Credit Union
Aug 7, 1989	Olde Rheims Federal Credit Union	NY	Servu Federal Credit Union
Aug 7, 1989	Atlantic Coast 66 Credit Union	NC	Truity Federal Credit Union
Aug 5, 1989	Arlington Banc Corporation	IN	P.T.C. Bancorp
Aug 4, 1989	Fedstar Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank	VA	Household Bank, F.S.B.
Aug 4, 1989	Commerce Bank of Kirksville National Association	MO	First National Bank of Kirksville
Aug 4, 1989	Dutchess Bank and Trust Company	NY	The Bank of New York Mellon
Aug 3, 1989	Bank of Harwood	MO	Tri-County State Bank of Eldorado Springs
Aug 2, 1989	Beverly Building & Loan Association	NJ	Peoples Savings Bank
Aug 2, 1989	Kenmare Community Credit Union	ND	Town & Country Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	UnibancTrust/Hawthorne	IL	Old Kent Bank
Aug 1, 1989	Illinois Regional Mortgage Corporation	IL	Old Kent-Illinois, Inc.
Aug 1, 1989	Warn-Belleview Employees Federal Credit Union	OR	United Trades Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	First Nebraska Bank	NE	First Nebraska Bank
Aug 1, 1989	I P I Federal Credit Union	IN	Indiana Members Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	Robertson Paper Box Employees Credit Union	CT	Connecticut Community Credit Union, Inc.
Aug 1, 1989	Saint Therese New Bedford Federal Credit Union	MA	First Citizens Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	Bank of Paradise	CA	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Aug 1, 1989	Visitation Credit Union, Inc.	OH	Trupartner Credit Union, Inc.
Aug 1, 1989	Operators Inc Fcu	LA	Cusa Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	California Hardware Company Employees Federal Credit Union	CA	Credit Union of Southern California, a Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	Placer County Employees Credit Union	CA	The Golden 1 Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	Cumberland Corp Empl Cu	TN	Comtrust Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	Community National Bank	FL	Orange 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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